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Orgasm

/ˈɔːɡaz(ə)m/

A spasm or sudden contraction.

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📖 Definitions of "Orgasm"

noun

1
A spasm or sudden contraction.
2
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.
"If you want to get an orgasm, I recommend buying a vibrator."
3
A creamy white alcoholic cocktail containing amaretto, Irish cream, and coffee liqueur.

verb

1
To have an orgasm.

🔄 Synonyms of "Orgasm"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
comingnoun	The act of arriving; an arrival.
climaxnoun	(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
sexual climaxnoun	orgasm

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Orgasm"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
climaxnoun	(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
comingnoun	The act of arriving; an arrival.
sexual climaxnoun	orgasm
birthnoun	(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
humpnoun	A mound of earth.
periodnoun	(now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
kindnoun	A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
releasenoun	(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
ejaculationnoun	(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.
culminationnoun	(UK, Canada) An endpoint arrived at after some series of actions or events, or some period, usually after the series or period has ended. The sum of something.
peaknoun	The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
summitnoun	The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
high pointnoun	A climax; the best time in a given period.
ecstasynoun	Intense pleasure.
big onoun	(mathematical analysis) Upper bound function; see big O notation.
cummingnoun	A city, the county seat of Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.
explosionnoun	A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
twitchnoun	A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
shakenoun	The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
snorgasmnoun	Alternative form of snoregasm. [A very unsatisfying or obviously fake orgasm.]