English words starting with man

Meanings of Man:

noun

An adult male human being.

Usage examples:

A tall man with a beard

verb

(of personnel) work at, run, or operate (a place or piece of equipment) or defend (a fortification).

Usage examples:

The helpline is manned by trained staff

exclamation

Used, irrespective of the sex of the person addressed, to express surprise, admiration, delight, etc., or for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Wow, like cosmic, man

combining form

In nouns denoting a male of a specified nationality or origin.

Usage examples:

Frenchman

abbreviation

Manitoba.

suffix

Having the nationality or job mentioned, or (of a group or vehicle) containing the number of people mentioned

Usage examples:

An irishman, a policeman, businessmen, a five-man team, a two-man helicopter

Meanings of Man cave:

noun

A room or other part of a home used by a man as a place to relax and pursue hobbies away from the rest of the family.

Usage examples:

A man cave equipped with a pool table and pinball machine

Meanings of Man flu:

noun

An illness such as a cold that is not serious, but that the person who has it treats as more serious, usually when this person is a man

Usage examples:

John has a touch of man flu and he won't get out of bed.

Meanings of Man-about-town:

noun

A man who spends a lot of time in fashionable places, doing fashionable things

Meanings of Man-eater:

noun

A woman who uses men to have a series of sexual relationships, but does not love the men

Meanings of Man-friend:

idiom

A dog

Usage examples:

The regulations would let man’s best friend into public housing projects.

Meanings of Man-made:

adjective

Produced or developed by humans rather than coming directly from nature

Usage examples:

Man-made fibers

Meanings of Man-of-god:

noun

A priest

Meanings of Man-of-straw:

noun

Someone who has a weak character

Usage examples:

He was accused by his opponents of being a man of straw and lacking in decisiveness.

Meanings of Man-of-the-cloth:

noun

A priest

Meanings of Mana:

noun

(in polynesian, melanesian, and maori belief) an impersonal supernatural power which can be transmitted or inherited.

Usage examples:

It seems there's not an acre of land that doesn't have a story and a hefty dose of mana, or spiritu…

Meanings of Manacle:

noun

One of two metal bands joined by a chain, for fastening a person's hands or ankles.

Usage examples:

The practice of keeping prisoners in manacles

verb

Confine (a person or part of the body) with manacles.

Usage examples:

His hands were manacled behind his back

Meanings of Manacled:

verb

Confine (a person or part of the body) with manacles.

Usage examples:

His hands were manacled behind his back

noun

One of two metal bands joined by a chain, for fastening a person's hands or ankles.

Usage examples:

The practice of keeping prisoners in manacles

Meanings of Manacles:

noun

One of two metal bands joined by a chain, for fastening a person's hands or ankles.

Usage examples:

The practice of keeping prisoners in manacles

verb

Confine (a person or part of the body) with manacles.

Usage examples:

His hands were manacled behind his back

plural noun

Handcuffs

Meanings of Manacling:

verb

Confine (a person or part of the body) with manacles.

Usage examples:

His hands were manacled behind his back

noun

One of two metal bands joined by a chain, for fastening a person's hands or ankles.

Usage examples:

The practice of keeping prisoners in manacles

Meanings of Manada:

noun

A herd of horses, usually breeding mares.

Meanings of Manage:

verb

Be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking); run.

Usage examples:

Their elder son managed the farm

Meanings of Manageable:

adjective

Able to be controlled or dealt with without difficulty.

Usage examples:

Her long hair was black, wavy, and manageable

Meanings of Managed:

verb

Be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking); run.

Usage examples:

Their elder son managed the farm

Meanings of Managee:

noun

A person who is managed.

Meanings of Management-of:

noun

An independent organization that finds and employs people to work for the us government

Usage examples:

Only 6.6 % of the nation's federal workers do any telecommuting, according to a study released by t…

Meanings of Managemental:

adjective

Of or relating to management.

Meanings of Managements:

noun

The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.

Usage examples:

The management of the economy

Meanings of Manager:

noun

A person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff.

Usage examples:

The manager of a bar

Meanings of Manageress:

noun

A female manager of a shop, restaurant, etc.

Usage examples:

The manageress of the restaurant, catherine bullman, said the man was in a group of five having tea…