erection

  • 21erection — /i rek sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of erecting. 2. the state of being erected. 3. something erected, as a building or other structure. 4. Physiol. a distended and rigid state of an organ or part containing erectile tissue, esp. of the penis or the… …

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  • 22erection — noun 1) the erection of a house Syn: construction, building, assembly, fabrication, elevation 2) a bleak concrete erection Syn: building, structure, edifice, construction, pile 3) …

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  • 23erection — e|rec|tion [ ı rekʃən ] noun 1. ) count a man s PENIS when it is stiff, usually because he is sexually excited 2. ) uncount FORMAL the process of ERECTING something such as a building or fence: erection of: Local people opposed the erection of a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24erection — noun 1 (C) if a man has an erection, his penis increases in size and becomes stiff and upright because he is sexually excited 2 (U) the act of building something or putting it in an upright position: the erection of a new temple 3 (C) formal… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25erection — The condition of erectile tissue when filled with blood, which then becomes hard and unyielding; denoting especially this state of the penis. [L. erectio, fr. erigo, pp. erectus, to set up] * * * erec·tion i rek shən n 1) the state marked by firm …

    Medical dictionary

  • 26erection — noun VERB + ERECTION ▪ achieve, get, have ▪ maintain, prolong, sustain ▪ lose ▪ give sb …

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  • 27erection —    an enlargement of the penis due to sexual excitement    Literally, the condition of being upright.    Standard English of both buildings and penises:     ... his toilet closet full of Japanese erection lozenges and love elixirs. (Ustinov,… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 28érection —    État satisfaisant du membre viril, du verbe latin arrigere , dresser, relever.         Sa main douce, blanche et petite,    Avec un art extrême excite    L’érection.    H. RAISSON …

    Dictionnaire Érotique moderne

  • 29erection — Raising up; building; a completed building; to build; construct; set up. There is a distinction between erection and maintenance. Turturro v. Calder, 307 Mass. 159, 29 N.E.2d 744, 746 …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30erection — Raising up; building; a completed building; to build; construct; set up. There is a distinction between erection and maintenance. Turturro v. Calder, 307 Mass. 159, 29 N.E.2d 744, 746 …

    Black's law dictionary