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The act of building or putting up
Answer for the clue "The act of building or putting up ", 8 letters:
erection
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Word definitions for erection in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., "establishment; advancement," from Late Latin erectionem (nominative erectio ), noun of action from past participle stem of erigere "to set up, erect" (see erect (adj.)). Meanings "the putting up" (of a building, etc.), "stiffening of the penis" ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Erection is the physiological engorgement with blood of the tissue of a penis. Erection also may refer to: Physiology : Clitoral erection Nipple erection Piloerection , muscle-effected rising of hair Other : Construction , erection of a building
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Erection \E*rec"tion\, n. [L. erectio: cf. F. ['e]rection.] 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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The act of build or putting up or together of something; construction. File:Marquee,_Throope_Manor_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1491075.jpg 2 (context countable English) Anything erected or built. 3 (context uncountable physiology ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ During the process of steel erection you realize how very simple the building of a skyscraper can be. ▪ Ferriby saw the erection of stately homes and mansions, notably in the High Street, and some still remain today. ▪ The use ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an erect penis [syn: hard-on ] a structure that has been erected the act of building or putting up [syn: erecting ]
Usage examples of erection.
He followed immediately after, covering her with his naked body, then immediately adjusted himself, side to side and up and down so that his chest hairs abraded her nipples and his erection rested between her legs.
His chest hair abraded her nipples, his erection pressed hard against her belly.
During one of the most glorious years of my life, in the period which is marked for me by the erection of the Pantheon, I had you elected, out of friendship for your family, to the sacred college of the Arval Brethren, over which the emperor presides, and which devoutly perpetuates our ancient Roman religious customs.
State legislation authorizing the erection of bridges and the operation of ferries across such streams.
The Vatican was the first Court which recognised the erection of Tuscany into the Kingdom of Etruria, and the formation of the Helvetic, Cisalpine, and Batavian Republics.
My breathing hitched as I hauled her close, rubbing her cushiony belly against my stiff erection.
They turned to face him as he neared, Van Deef displaying a fatuous grin above a wet erection.
Tea-houses are of all grades, from the three-storied erections, gay with flags and lanterns, in the great cities and at places of popular resort, down to the road-side tea-house, as represented in the engraving, with three or four lounges of dark-coloured wood under its eaves, usually occupied by naked coolies in all attitudes of easiness and repose.
He stared down at her, watching as her hands wrapped around his erection, her lips opening, her mouth enclosing the engorged, violently sensitive head of his cock.
In bridges so erected the straining action during erection must be studied, and material must be added to resist erecting stresses.
The great cantilever bridges have been erected in the same way, and they are specially adapted for erection by building out.
From that time onward, the poor guy experienced erectile disorder and was unable to get an erection in her presence.
The curious thing is that it hardly changes length more than an inch, perhaps an inch and a half, between softest flaccidity and hardest erection.
Fourthly, he can directly prevent the erection of that member which is adapted to fructification, just as he can prevent local motion.
Asking how long were her nipples, I began to be a gomer with an erection.