man
/ˈmæn/noun, verb1 syllable
Man means: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth.
Synonyms for man34
noun, as in all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
noun, as in a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to their employer
noun, as in any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
noun, as in a man who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
noun, as in one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
noun, as in an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
noun, as in game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
Opposites of man
What does man mean?13
noun
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth“all the world loves a lover”
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to their employer“Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man”
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
a man who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)“there were two women and six men on the bus”
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games“he taught me to set up the men on the chess board”
the generic use of the word to refer to any human being“it was every man for himself”
a male subordinate“the chief stationed two men outside the building”
an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)“the army will make a man of you”
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”
verb
take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place“Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning”
provide with workers“We cannot man all the desks”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with man?25
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Man in a sentence
- If you move a step, and you will be a dead man.CK
- Move a step, and you'll be a dead man!auxitt
- Generally speaking, a woman will live longer than a man.CK
- After a hard day's work, a man can do with a good, hot meal.CK
- For a moment, he thought of going after the man.CK
- In a word, he is a man of genius.DeepDarkSea12
- If you call him a clever man, he may be happy.CM
- On the whole, the older a man grows, the more conservative he becomes.Mrew2Vier
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Forms of man
as a noun
- plural
- men
as a verb
- past tense
- manned
- present participle
- manning
- third-person singular
- mans
- past participle
- manned