The meaning of Man

noun

A man.

Usage examples:

He's a nice bloke

noun

A man

noun

A man, especially a peasant or an old man.

Usage examples:

As for spines, you'll be amazed at some of the positions some of us old bodachs can get into.

noun

Short for brother.

Usage examples:

His baby bro

noun

A peasant or man of low birth.

Usage examples:

The fact that the figure on the salt is well dressed and wears a sword indicates that, if he is a c…

verb

(of the skin) become cracked, rough, or sore, especially through exposure to wind or cold weather.

Usage examples:

His skin is very dry and chaps easily

noun

A cracked or sore patch on the skin.

Usage examples:

Our lips will be covered in chaps.

noun

A man or boy.

Usage examples:

He sounded like a nice, caring sort of chap

noun

A small sheltered bay.

Usage examples:

Be bold and take some time to explore some of the sheltered coves and quiet bays that can be found …

noun

A man.

Usage examples:

He is a perfectly amiable cove

noun

A group of people who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc.

Usage examples:

He was one of nine members of the crew killed when the plane went down

verb

Provide (a craft or vehicle) with a group of people to operate it.

Usage examples:

Normally the boat is crewed by five people

verb

Past of crow2.

noun

A person, animal, or large machine that digs earth.

Usage examples:

As men and women watched in tears, the diggers quickly dumped earth on top.

noun

A machine used for digging

Usage examples:

A mechanical digger

noun

A man; a guy (often as a form of address).

Usage examples:

Hey dude, what's up?

verb

Dress up elaborately.

Usage examples:

My brother was all duded up in silver and burgundy

noun

A man or boy.

Usage examples:

He was an extremely obliging fellow

adjective

Sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone or something.

Usage examples:

They urged the troops not to fire on their fellow citizens

noun

A man

Usage examples:

He was a big fellow with broad shoulders., dr. rodriguez is a fellow of the american college of phy…

noun

A man.

Usage examples:

He strikes me as a decent geezer

noun

A gentleman.

Usage examples:

Blanche believes her polite and witty new man is the perfect gent - until he tries to chat up tracy.

noun

A gentleman (= polite man who behaves well towards other people, especially women)

Usage examples:

He's just gone to the gents.

noun

A chivalrous, courteous, or honourable man.

Usage examples:

He behaved throughout like a perfect gentleman

noun

A man.

Usage examples:

He's a nice guy

verb

Make fun of; ridicule.

Usage examples:

She never stopped guying him about his weight

verb

Secure with a guy or guys.

Usage examples:

It was set on concrete footings and guyed with steel cable

noun

A man, especially one of a particular type.

Usage examples:

The raiders quarterback is one tough hombre

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of humankind.

Usage examples:

The human body

noun

A human being.

Usage examples:

At least some people are realising that humans are completely abusing the right we have.

adjective

Of or typical of people

Usage examples:

The human body, of course i make mistakes, i’m only human (= not perfect)., the accident was due to…

noun

A person

adjective

Single; separate.

Usage examples:

Individual tiny flowers

noun

A single human being as distinct from a group.

Usage examples:

Boat trips for parties and individuals

noun

A single person or thing, esp. when compared to the group or set to which it belongs

Usage examples:

We will remember him as an individual who always tried to make people happy., every company has its…

noun

An ordinary man.

Usage examples:

He's just a hard-working, divorced average joe

noun

A boy or young man (often as a form of address).

Usage examples:

Come in, lad, and shut the door

noun

A boy or young man

adjective

Of or denoting the sex that produces gametes, especially spermatozoa, with which a female may be fertilized or inseminated to produce offspring.

Usage examples:

Male children

noun

A male animal or plant.

Usage examples:

The males have brilliant sky-blue wings

proper noun

The capital of the maldives; population 111,000 (est. 2007).

adjective

(of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.

Usage examples:

All men are mortal

noun

A human being subject to death, as opposed to a divine being.

Usage examples:

Capacities only possible of god rather than mortals

adjective

(of living things, esp. people) unable to continue living forever; having to die

Usage examples:

Humans are mortal and we all eventually die., as the ship began to sink, they realized they were in…

verb

Reside or have one's place of business in (a building).

Usage examples:

The rented flat she occupies in hampstead

verb

Live in (a certain place)

verb

(of an army or group of people) to move into and take control or possession of a place

Usage examples:

Nationalist forces now occupy more than 70% of the country., a large couch occupies most of the spa…

noun

Variant spelling of oka.

noun

A man.

Usage examples:

Who's that oke talking to your sister?

adjective

Another term for ok1 (exclamation).

verb

(of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system).

Usage examples:

The prime minister operates a system of divide and rule

verb

Perform as expected when applied

verb

To work or cause something to work, be in action, or have an effect

Usage examples:

[ t ] how do you operate the remote control unit?, [ i ] changes are being introduced to make the d…

noun

Human beings in general or considered collectively.

Usage examples:

The earthquake killed 30,000 people

verb

(of a group of people) inhabit (a place).

Usage examples:

An arid mountain region peopled by warring clans

noun

A human being regarded as an individual.

Usage examples:

The porter was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance

noun

A human being regarded as an individual.

Usage examples:

The porter was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance

combining form

Used as a neutral alternative to -man in nouns denoting professional status, a position of authority, etc.

Usage examples:

Chairperson

noun

A man, woman, or child

Usage examples:

Neil armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon., the auditorium can seat about 500 peo…

noun

A person (used to express importance or elevated status).

Usage examples:

It was no less a personage than the bishop

noun

The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.

Usage examples:

It ignores all the empirical evidence for animal awareness while resting on an assumption for which…

noun

The part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after the body has died, or the part of a person or thing that expresses the basic qualities that make it what it is

Usage examples:

May her soul rest in peace., he is the soul of honor, and would never intentionally try to deceive …

noun

The spiritual part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after their body has died, or the part of a person that is not physical and experiences deep feelings and emotions

Usage examples:

She suffered greatly while she was alive, so let us hope her soul is now at peace.

noun

All the people employed by a particular organization.

Usage examples:

A staff of 600

verb

Another term for stave (sense 2).

noun

A mixture of plaster of paris, cement, or a similar material, used for temporary building work.

Usage examples:

Staff may easily be bent, sawed, bored, or nailed.

verb

Take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ.

Usage examples:

She used her key to open the front door

noun

The action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose.

Usage examples:

Modern trains are now in use

Put into service

verb

Make practical and effective use of.

Usage examples:

Vitamin c helps your body utilize the iron present in your diet

Put into service

verb

To make use of something

Usage examples:

The library’s great collection allowed me to utilize many rare sources.

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Usage examples:

Silverwork