| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | man, adult male | An adult male person (as opposed to a woman) |
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| 2 | man, serviceman, military man, military personnel | Someone who serves in the armed forces | |
| 3 | man | The generic use of the word to refer to any human being | |
| 4 | man, world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind | All of the inhabitants of the earth | |
| 5 | man, homo, human being, human | Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae | |
| 6 | man | A male subordinate | |
| 7 | man | An adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent) | |
| 8 | man | A male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman | |
| 9 | man, valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman | A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer | |
| 10 | Man, Isle of Man | One of the British Isles in the Irish Sea | |
| 11 | man, piece | Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games | |
| VERB | 1 | man | Take charge of a certain job |
| 2 | man | Provide with men |
| Sounds | mae'n |
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| Rhymes | afghan / Afghan, Afghanistan, AN, and 108 more rhymes in aen at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | An adult male person (as opposed to a woman). |
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| Synonyms | adult male |
| Parts | adult male body, man's body |
| Narrower | Adam; Cain; Abel; Seth; Black man; white man; yellow man; babu, baboo; bachelor, unmarried man; bey; boy; boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man; exboyfriend; bull, bruiser, strapper, Samson; dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse; Don; ejaculator; Esquire, Esq; eunuch, castrate; father figure, father surrogate; father-figure; fellow, buster; galoot; geezer, bloke; gentleman; grass widower, divorced man; guy, cat, hombre, bozo; Ham; Herr; Hooray Henry; housefather; hunk; ex-husband, ex; inamorato; iron man, ironman; ironside; Japheth; junior; adonis; middle-aged man; mister, Mr; Monsieur; old boy, old man; old man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselah; patriarch, paterfamilias; Peter Pan; posseman; Senhor; Senor; shaver; Shem; signor, signior; signore; sir; stiff; stud, he-man, macho-man; Tarzan; widower, widowman; womanizer, womaniser, philanderer; wonder boy, golden boy |
| Broader | male, male person |
| Contrary | woman, adult female |
| Meaning | Someone who serves in the armed forces. A member of a military force. |
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| Synonyms | serviceman, military man, military personnel |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
| Member of | military unit, military force, military group, force |
| Narrower | air force officer, commander; artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner; bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy; commando, ranger; draftee, conscript, inductee; enlisted person; Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier; military officer, officer; noncombatant; occupier; striper; veteran, vet, ex-serviceman; veteran, veteran soldier; volunteer, military volunteer, voluntary |
| Broader | skilled worker, trained worker |
| Contrary | civilian |
| Meaning | The generic use of the word to refer to any human being. |
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| Examples | "it was every man for himself" |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul |
| Meaning | All of the inhabitants of the earth. |
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| Examples | "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" |
| Synonyms | world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind |
| Members | people |
| Broader | group, grouping |
| Meaning | Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae. |
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| Synonyms | homo, human being, human |
| Category of | prepubescent, prepubertal; given birth; body, organic structure, physical structure; side; nutrition; schistosome dermatitis, swimmer's itch; polydactyly, hyperdactyly; syndactyly, syndactylism |
| Member of | genus Homo |
| Members | homo erectus |
| Parts | loin, lumbus; human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh; body hair; mane, head of hair; human head; foot, human foot, pes; arm; hand, manus, mitt, paw; face, human face |
| Narrower | Homo erectus; Homo soloensis; Homo habilis; Homo sapiens; Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; Rhodesian man, Homo rhodesiensis |
| Broader | hominid |
| Meaning | A male subordinate. |
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| Examples | "he awaited word from his man in Havana" |
| Broader | subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier |
| Meaning | An adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent). |
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| Examples | "the army will make a man of you" |
| Broader | male, male person |
| Meaning | A male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman. |
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| Examples | "she takes good care of her man" |
| Broader | lover; male, male person |
| Contrary | woman |
| Usage | colloquialism |
| Meaning | A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer. |
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| Examples | "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" |
| Synonyms | valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman |
| Broader | body servant; manservant |
| Verbs | man; man |
| Meaning | One of the British Isles in the Irish Sea. |
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| Synonyms | Isle of Man |
| Broader | island |
| Adjectives | Manx |
| Meaning | Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games. |
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| Synonyms | piece |
| Narrower | black; checker; chessman, chess piece; white |
| Broader | game equipment |
| Meaning | Take charge of a certain job. Occupy a certain work place. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning" |
| Broader | work, do work |
| Similar to | man |
| Nouns | man |
| Meaning | Provide with men. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "We cannot man all the desks" |
| Narrower | crew |
| Broader | staff |
| Similar to | man |
| Nouns | man |