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13 Definitions of: virgin
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- noun, a person, esp a woman, who has never had sexual intercourse
- noun, an unmarried woman who has taken a religious vow of chastity in order to dedicate herself totally to God
- noun, any female animal that has never mated
- noun, a female insect that produces offspring by parthenogenesis
- noun, a person who is new to or inexperienced in a specified field
- adjective, of, relating to, resembling, suitable for, or characteristic of a virgin or virgins; chaste
- adjective, pure and natural, uncorrupted, unsullied, or untouched
- adjective, not yet cultivated, explored, exploited, etc, by man
- adjective, being the first or happening for the first time
- adjective, (of vegetable oils) obtained directly by the first pressing of fruits, leaves, or seeds of plants without applying heat
- adjective, (of a metal) made from an ore rather than from scrap
- adjective, occurring naturally in a pure and uncombined form
- adjective, physics (of a neutron) not having experienced a collision
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| Synonyms: | fresh, maiden, maid (archaic), damsel (archaic), girl (archaic), celibate, vestal, virgo intacta, untouchable, immaculate | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | spoil, corrupt |
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