foreplay, arousal, stimulation
(noun) mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
stimulation
(noun) the act of arousing an organism to action
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
(noun) any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
stimulation
(noun) (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stimulation (countable and uncountable, plural stimulations)
A pushing or goading toward action.
An activity causing excitement or pleasure.
(biology) Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input.
• mutilations
Source: Wiktionary
Stim`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. stimulatio: cf. F. stimulation.]
1. The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: The irritating action of various agents (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which activity is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which the part connected with the nerve is thrown into a state of activity; irritation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 April 2025
(adjective) feeling or expressing sympathy; “made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue”- Kenneth Roberts
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
