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How to pronounce erection in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms erecting
Type of building, construction
Derivation erect
Type Words
Synonyms hard-on
Type of sexual arousal
Type Words
Type of construction, structure
Derivation erect

Examples of erection

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Erection of signs and system installation is likely to begin this fall, he said.
From the toledoblade.com
The end of the patent was rapidly followed by the erection of many cotton mills.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This however, fails to fully restore the patients'capacity for natural erection.
From the newscientist.com
Watching I Love Trouble, you can see the erection of a new Julia Roberts statue.
From the time.com
The local ironworkers union is working with a Minnesota firm on steel erection.
From the tennessean.com
Some guys wear briefs if they are concerned that others will notice the erection.
From the sacbee.com
The prospect of success was not sufficiently promising to induce its re-erection.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The ability to have an erection sometimes returns or at least improves over time.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Now my husband is loosing his job in the steel fabrication and erection business.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • An erect penis
  • A structure that has been erected
  • Erecting: the act of building or putting up
  • (erect) raise: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
  • (erect) upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"
  • (erect) rear: cause to rise up
  • Penile erection is a physiological phenomenon where the penis becomes enlarged and firm. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular and endocrine factors, and is usually, though not exclusively, associated with sexual arousal. ...
  • (erect) To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts; To cause to stand up or out; Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards; Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly
  • (erect) To place a sign and sign support structure in its final location; install.