erection
Raising a structure
An erection is the state of being erect—stiff, upright, or raised.
Most commonly, the word refers to the engorgement of the penis with blood, causing it to become rigid: He woke up with an erection.
The word also applies to the act of constructing something: the erection of a monument, the erection of trade barriers.
A structure itself may be called an erection, though this use sounds dated.
Male reproductive organ
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- tumescenceState of being swollen
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- blood flowMovement through vessels
stimulation · rigidity · firmness · hardness · turgidity · potency · dysfunction · priapism
Enclosed roofed structure
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
edifice · girder · truss · beam · column · pillar · construction · assembly
Rounded vault forming roof
- spireTapering architectural peak
- towerTall slender edifice
- archCurved spanning structure
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
facade · monument · obelisk · steeple · column · pillar · turret · minaret
Vertical or morally sound
- standingPosition, physical or social
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- raisingLifting or nurturing
- verticalAt right angles groundward
posture · bearing · carriage · stance · alignment · positioning · uprightness · verticality
Stirring to heightened state
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- desireIntense wanting
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
stimulation · foreplay · attraction · passion · pleasure · sexuality · sensuality · virility
penis
Male reproductive organ
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- tumescenceState of being swollen
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
blood flow · stimulation · rigidity · firmness · hardness · turgidity · potency · dysfunction · priapism · nocturnal
building
Enclosed roofed structure
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- foundationUnderlying support structure
structure · edifice · girder · truss · beam · column · pillar · construction · assembly · raising
dome
Rounded vault forming roof
buttress · facade · monument · obelisk · steeple · column · pillar · turret · minaret · pagoda
upright
Vertical or morally sound
- standingPosition, physical or social
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- raisingLifting or nurturing
vertical · posture · bearing · carriage · stance · alignment · positioning · uprightness · verticality
arousal
Stirring to heightened state
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- desireIntense wanting
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
intimacy · stimulation · foreplay · attraction · passion · pleasure · sexuality · sensuality · virility · potency
- male sexualitypenis, testicles, libido, ejaculation, testosterone
- sex edsex education, sex ed, puberty, consent education, contraception
- sexualitysexual orientation, sexual behavior, erotica, sexual identity, bisexual
- Urogenital Anatomybladder, kidney, kidneys, urethra, ureter
- body reflexesreflex, reflexes, reflex actions, blinking, sneezing
- Male Anatomypenis, testicle, testes, testicles, testis
erectiondemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
destruction · dismantling · tearing down · razing · deconstruction
- erectile dysfunctionInability to achieve rigidity
- erectile functionCapacity for penile rigidity