nnoun.actthe act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)Derivationally Related Form:inseminate
Hypernyms:planting
Inherited Hypernyms:inseminationplantingfarmingcultivationproductionindustrycommercial enterprisecommercetransactiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:inseminationplantingfarmingcultivationproductionindustrycommercial enterprisecommercetransactiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe introduction of semen into the genital tract of a femaleDerivationally Related Form:inseminate
Part Holonyms:carnal knowledge coition coitus copulation intercourse relation sex act sexual congress sexual intercourse sexual relation
Hypernyms:activity bodily function bodily process body process
Inherited Hypernyms:inseminationbodily processorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:AIartificial insemination
Full Hyponyms:artificial insemination