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noun
A spasm or sudden contraction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A creamy white alcoholic cocktail containing amaretto, Irish cream, and coffee liqueur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
To have an orgasm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: climax, sexual climax, coming
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consummation
Narrower terms: male orgasm
History
From French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “excitement, swelling”), from ὀργάω (orgáō, “to swell with moisture”).
Across languages
114 source translations are retained for this English entry.
