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man
Found in thesaurus: male, skilled workman, individual, somebody, soul, underling, subsidiary, lover, body servant, human being, human, grouping, do work
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man
v.
supply with men (as for service, defense, etc.); take one's place for service; strengthen, brace
interj.
expression or feeling that has no actual meaning (as in "Man, that was a hard task to do"; "Man, I am so tired")
n.
adult male human; human being, person; human race, mankind; husband, boyfriend (Informal); game piece used in board games like checkers or chess
Man
n.
Isle of Man, island between England and Ireland; town in West Virginia (USA); town in Ivory Coast
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Man
A man is a male human. The term man is usually reserved for an adult male, with the term boy being the usual term for a male child or adolescent. However, the term man is also sometimes used to identify a male human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "men's basketball".
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Azerbaijani manat
The manat (code: AZN) is the currency of Azerbaijan. It is subdivided into 100 qəpik. The word manat is borrowed from the Russian word "moneta" (coin) which is pronounced as "maneta". Manat was also the designation of the Soviet ruble in both the Azerbaijani and Turkmen languages.
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Man (disambiguation)
A man is an adult male Human. Man may also mean the entire human species, its individuals and nearest extinct relatives. See man (word) for the etymology.
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Manchu people
The Manchu (; ) are a Chinese ethnic minority and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. They are sometimes called "red-tasseled Manchus", a reference to the ornamentation on traditional Manchu hats.
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Man
Noun
1. one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
(synonym) Isle of Man
(hypernym) island
man
Noun
1. an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
(synonym) adult male
(antonym) woman, adult female
(hypernym) male, male person
(hyponym) Adam
(part-meronym) adult male body, man's body
2. someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
(synonym) serviceman, military man, military personnel
(hypernym) skilled worker, trained worker
(hyponym) air force officer, commander
(member-holonym) military unit, military force, military group, force
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
3. the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
4. all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
(synonym) world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind
(hypernym) group, grouping
(member-meronym) people
5. any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
(synonym) homo, human being, human
(hypernym) hominid
(hyponym) Homo erectus
(member-holonym) genus Homo
(member-meronym) homo erectus
(part-meronym) loin, lumbus
(class) prepubescent, prepubertal
6. a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
(hypernym) subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier
7. an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
(hypernym) male, male person
8. a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man"
(antonym) woman
(hypernym) male, male person
(classification) colloquialism
9. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
(synonym) valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman
(hypernym) manservant
10. game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
(synonym) piece
(hypernym) game equipment
(hyponym) black
Verb
1. take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
(hypernym) work, do work
(derivation) valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman
2. provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"
(hypernym) staff
(hyponym) crew
(derivation) valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman
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man
pron.
you, one, person
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Man (île de Man)
n.
Isle of Man, island between England and Ireland; town in West Virginia (USA); town in Ivory Coast
