English dictionary
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English noun: man | |||
| 1. | man (person) an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) | ||
| Samples | There were two women and six men on the bus. | ||
| Synonyms | adult male | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult, grownup, male, male person | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adonis, baboo, babu, bachelor, beau, beau, bey, Black man, boy, boyfriend, bozo, bruiser, bull, buster, castrate, cat, clotheshorse, dandy, divorced man, dude, dude, ejaculator, Esq, Esquire, eunuch, ex, ex-boyfriend, ex-husband, fashion plate, father figure, father surrogate, father-figure, fellow, fellow, fop, gallant, galoot, geezer, gentleman, golden boy, grass widower, graybeard, greybeard, guy, he-man, Herr, hombre, Hooray Henry, housefather, hunk, inamorato, iron man, ironman, ironside, macho-man, Methuselah, middle-aged man, Monsieur, old boy, old man, old man, paterfamilias, patriarch, Peter Pan, philanderer, ponce, posseman, Samson, Senhor, shaver, sheik, signior, signor, signore, sir, stiff, strapper, stud, swain, swell, Tarzan, unmarried man, white man, widower, widowman, womaniser, womanizer, wonder boy, yellow man, young buck, young man, young man | ||
| Instance hyponym | Abel, Adam, Cain, Ham, Japheth, Seth, Shem | ||
| Part holonym | adult male body, man's body | ||
| Antonyms | adult female, woman | ||
| 2. | man (person) someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force | ||
| Samples | Two men stood sentry duty. | ||
| Synonyms | military man, military personnel, serviceman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air force officer, artilleryman, bluejacket, cannoneer, commander, commando, conscript, devil dog, draftee, enlisted person, ex-serviceman, gunner, inductee, leatherneck, machine gunner, Marine, military officer, military volunteer, navy man, noncombatant, occupier, officer, ranger, sailor, sailor boy, shipboard soldier, striper, vet, veteran, veteran, veteran soldier, voluntary, volunteer | ||
| Member meronym | force, military force, military group, military unit | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| Antonyms | civilian | ||
| 3. | man (person) the generic use of the word to refer to any human being | ||
| Samples | It was every man for himself. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 4. | man (animal) any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage | ||
| Synonyms | homo, human, human being | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hominid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Homo rhodesiensis, Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Homo soloensis, human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, man, mankind, Neandertal, Neandertal man, Neanderthal, Neanderthal man, Rhodesian man, world | ||
| Part holonym | anatomy, arm, bod, body hair, build, chassis, face, figure, flesh, foot, form, frame, hand, head of hair, human body, human face, human foot, human head, loin, lumbus, mane, manus, material body, mitt, paw, pes, physical body, physique, shape, soma | ||
| Member meronym | genus Homo | ||
| Domain category members | body, hyperdactyly, nutrition, organic structure, physical structure, polydactyly, prepubertal, prepubescent, schistosome dermatitis, side, swimmer's itch, syndactylism, syndactyly | ||
| 5. | man (person) a male subordinate | ||
| Samples | The chief stationed two men outside the building. He awaited word from his man in Havana. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling | ||
| 6. | man (person) an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent) | ||
| Samples | The army will make a man of you. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | male, male person | ||
| 7. | man (person) a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer | ||
| Samples | Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man. | ||
| Synonyms | gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, valet, valet de chambre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body servant, manservant | ||
| 8. | man (person) a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman | ||
| Samples | She takes good care of her man. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lover, male, male person | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | woman | ||
| 9. | Man (location) one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea | ||
| Synonyms | Isle of Man | ||
| Instance hypernym | island | ||
| Part meronym | British Isles | ||
| 10. | man (artifact) game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games | ||
| Samples | He taught me to set up the men on the chess board. He sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage. | ||
| Synonyms | piece | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | game equipment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | black, checker, chequer, chess piece, chessman, tile, white | ||
| 11. | man (animal) all of the living human inhabitants of the earth | ||
| Samples | All the world loves a lover. She always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women. | ||
| Synonyms | human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, mankind, world | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | group, grouping, homo, human, human being, man | ||
| Member holonym | people | ||
English verb: man | |||
| 1. | man (social) take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place | ||
| Samples | Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do work, work | ||
| Verb group | man | ||
| 2. | man (competition) provide with workers | ||
| Samples | We cannot man all the desks. Students were manning the booths. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | staff | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crew | ||
| Verb group | man | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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