erection of a state
1State of New York — State of New York † Catholic Encyclopedia ► State of New York One of the thirteen colonies of Great Britain, which on 4 July, 1776, adopted the Declaration of Independence and became the United States of America. BOUNDARIES AND… …
2Erection — E*rec tion, n. [L. erectio: cf. F. [ e]rection.] 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… …
3erection — ► NOUN 1) the action of erecting. 2) a building or other upright structure. 3) an erect state of the penis …
4erection — /i rek sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of erecting. 2. the state of being erected. 3. something erected, as a building or other structure. 4. Physiol. a distended and rigid state of an organ or part containing erectile tissue, esp. of the penis or the… …
5erection — The condition of erectile tissue when filled with blood, which then becomes hard and unyielding; denoting especially this state of the penis. [L. erectio, fr. erigo, pp. erectus, to set up] * * * erec·tion i rek shən n 1) the state marked by firm …
6erection — e•rec•tion [[t]ɪˈrɛk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of erecting 2) the state of being erected 3) something erected 4) a) phl a distended and rigid state of an organ or part containing erectile tissue, esp. the penis b) an instance of this or a part or… …
7erection — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the state marked by firm turgid form and erect position of a previously flaccid bodily part containing cavernous tissue when that tissue becomes dilated with blood b. an occurrence of such a state in the penis or… …
8state of excitement — having an erection of the penis Not merely awaiting the benevolence of Father Christmas: Someone like me who delivers telegrams and winds up in a state of excitement on a green sofa with a girl dying of the galloping consumption.… …
9erection — n. the sexually active state of the penis, which becomes enlarged and rigid (due to the erectile tissue being swollen with blood) and capable of penetrating the vagina. The term is also applied to the clitoris in a state of sexual arousal …
10erection — /əˈrɛkʃən / (say uh rekshuhn), /i / (say ee ) noun 1. the act of erecting. 2. the state of being erected. 3. something erected, as a building or other structure. 4. Physiology a. a distended and rigid state of an organ or part containing erectile …
