erecting, erection
(noun) the act of building or putting up
erection
(noun) a structure that has been erected
erection, hard-on
(noun) an erect penis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
erection (countable and uncountable, plural erections)
(uncountable) The act of building or putting up or together of something.
Synonyms: building, construction
(countable) Anything erected or built.
Synonyms: building, construction
(uncountable, physiology) The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood.
Synonym: Thesaurus:erection
(uncountable, physiology, of a penis or clitoris) The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood.
(countable) A penis or clitoris that is erect.
Synonym: Thesaurus:erect penis
Hyponyms: priapism, permaboner, death erection, morning wood
• neoteric
Source: Wiktionary
E*rec"tion, n. Etym: [L. erectio: cf. F. érection.]
1. The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage.
2. The state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes. Her peerless height my mind to high erection draws up. Sidney
3. State of being stretched to stiffness; tension.
4. Anything erected; a building of any kind.
5. (Physiol.)
Definition: The state of a part which, from having been soft, has become hard and swollen by the accumulation of blood in the erectile tissue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
