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man
(m/&/n )

noun (n)

  • an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    adult male
    Antonym:
    adult female, woman
    source: wordnet30
  • someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    military man, military personnel, serviceman
    Antonym:
    civilian
    source: wordnet30
  • the generic use of the word to refer to any human being(noun.person)
    Example:
    It was every man for himself.
    source: wordnet30
  • any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    homo, human, human being
    source: wordnet30
  • a male subordinate(noun.person)
    Example:
    He awaited word from his man in Havana.
    source: wordnet30
  • an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)(noun.person)
    Example:
    The army will make a man of you.
    source: wordnet30
  • a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer(noun.person)
    Example:
    Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man.
    source: wordnet30
  • a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman(noun.person)
    Example:
    She takes good care of her man.
    Antonym:
    woman
    source: wordnet30
  • one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea(noun.location)
    Synonym:
    isle of man
    source: wordnet30
  • game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    piece
    source: wordnet30
  • all of the living human inhabitants of the earth(noun.animal)
    Example:
    She always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women.
    Synonym:
    human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, mankind, world
    source: wordnet30
  • A human being; -- opposed to beast.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place(verb.social)
    Example:
    Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning.
    source: wordnet30
  • provide with workers(verb.competition)
    Example:
    We cannot man all the desks.
    Students were manning the booths.
    source: wordnet30
  • To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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