obscene /sb'siin/ {adj] obscene words or pictures are about sex and are very offensive: Lady Chatterley's Lover' was banned as an obscene book. I He wascharged with smuggling obscene materials into the UK.
Obscene is used especially about something that is illegal.
dirty ,'cb:rti [adj only before noun]
informal dirty books, jokes, films etc are about sex - use this especially to show that you think these things are unpleasant: They just sit around telling dirty jokes - it's very boring. I He used to keep a collection of dirty books hidden under his bed.
dirty - dirtier - dirtiest
someone who is sexually attracted to their own sex
gay get/ [adj] sexually attracted to people of your own sex: When did you first tell your parents you were gay? I I'm sure Tony isn't having an affair with your wife. He's gay.
gay bar/club/news paper (=for gay people) Wednesday night is gay night at the Pink Flamingo Club.
the gay community (-people who are gay, considered as a group) The decision to show the film has outraged the gay community. gay [п С] a gay man or woman: San Francisco has the highest population of gays in the United States.
homosexual /.haoma'sekfusk ,hd-||,h30-,/
[adj] sexually attracted to people of your own sex: Homosexual men and women are fighting for the right to join the army. I Do you think homosexual couples should be allowed to get married?
homosexual I" С] a gay man: Steve was 18 when he told his parents he was a homosexual.
lesbian /'lezbian/ [л С] a woman who is sexually attracted to other women: a telephone chatline for lesbians lesbian I adj only before noun] lesbian writers
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Q sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex
heterosexual/straight /.heurs'sek-
/из к streit [adj] someone who is heterosexual or straight is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex: I haven't told my straight friends that I'm gay. I a heterosexual relationship
A\ Straiqht's mostly spoken and is more informal than heterosexual
when someone has sex with a person who is not their husband, girlfriend etc
un/aithfuL Mn'fei6fol/ [adj] if someone is unfaithful, they have sex with someone who is not their husband, girlfriend etc: Why do women stay with unfaithful partners? I Jeff promised he'd never be unfaithful again.
+ to He accused me of being unfaithful to him.
affair /эТеэг/ [n CI a secret sexual relationship between two people when at least one of them is married to someone else: Their affair lasted for six years. have an affair (with) My wife thinks I'm having an affair with someone at work.
adultery /a'dAltwi/ [n U] when someone who is married has sex with someone who is not their husband or wife: In some countries, adultery is a crime. commit adultery formal (=have sex with
someone who is not your husband or wife) 60% of men admit to committing adultery at some time during their marriages.
cheat on sb /tJin on (sb)|-am-/ [phrasal verb T] informal if someone cheats on their husband, girlfriend etc, they secretly have sex with someone else: He'd been cheating on her with a teacher at the high school.
when someone only has sex with their husband, girlfriend etc
aithful /'feiOfol/ [adj] someone who is faithful only has sex with their husband, girlfriend etc: I've always been faithful. I've never cheated on you, not onceI
someone who has never had sex
virgin ;'v3ird5^n/ [л С] someone who has never had sex.: I was still a virgin when I got married.
tremble /'tremtel/ [u 1] to shake very
slightly because you are frightened or upset: Jane's lip began to tremble and I thought she was going to cry. I The dog sat trembling in a corner.
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+ to This is the longest time she's ever been faithful to anyone.
shiver ffiv3r/ [и I] to shake because you are cold: Julia shivered and pulled her coat more tightly around her. I You're shivering! Do you want to go indoors?
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when things shake
shake /Jeik/ [и I] if something shakes, it makes small quick movements from side to side or up and down: The branches of the trees were shaking in the wind. I Suddenly the ground began to shake beneath my feet. I The floor shook as they danced faster and faster. shaking - shook - have shaken
rattle /'rati/ [u I] if something rattles, it makes a noise because it keeps shaking and hitting something else: The windows were rattling in the storm. I Mike knocked against the table and made the coffee cups rattle.
wobble /'wdMI'wq:-/ [v I) if something wobbles, it moves from side to side because it is not steady or not well balanced: The pile of books wobbled and almost fell. 1 / tuish this desk would stop wobbling!
vibrate /vai'breitll'vaibreit/ [v I] if something vibrates, it shakes continuously with very small, very fast movements: When you switch on the engine, you can feel the whole car vibrate.
when someone's body, hand etc shakes
shake /Jeik/ [и I] if you shake, you make small quick uncontrolled movements with your body, for example because you are frightened, nervous, or angry: My hands were shaking so much I could hardly write my name on the exam paper.
shake with /ear/ange г/laughter (=shake
because you are frightened, angry etc) The others were all shaking with laughter.
shaking - shook - have shaken