man (noun)

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• man — ► NOUN (pl. men) 1) an adult human male. 2) a male member of a workforce, team, etc. 3) a husband or lover. 4) a person. 5) human beings in general. 6) a figure or token used in a board game …   English terms dictionary

• man-of-war's-man — manˈ of war s man noun A man who serves on board a warship • • • Main Entry: ↑man …   Useful english dictionary

• man — /mæn / (say man) noun (plural men) 1. Anthropology the human species (genus Homo, family Hominidae, class Mammalia) at the highest level of animal development, mainly characterised by exceptional mentality. 2. a. the human race; humankind: *Over… …  

• man-to-man — adjective Date: 1902 1. characterized by frankness and honesty < a man to man talk > 2. of, relating to, or being a system of defense (as in football or basketball) in which each defensive player guards a specified opponent • man to man adverb •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Man — /mæn/ (say man) noun Isle of, an island in the Irish Sea, one of the British Isles; a crown possession of the United Kingdom but with its own parliament, claimed to be the world s oldest continuous legislature. 588 km2. Capital: Douglas …  

• man-hour — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a unit of one hour s work by one man used especially as a basis for cost finding and wages should save countless thousands of dollars and man hours Advt * * * /man oweur , ow euhr/, n. a unit of measurement, esp. in accountancy …   Useful english dictionary

• man of letters — noun a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑humanist * * * 1. : a learned man : scholar 2. : a literary man : author, littérateur * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• man-year — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural man years) : the work of one man in a year composed of a standard number of working days of standard length * * * /man year /, n. a unit of measurement, esp. in accountancy, based on a standard number of man days in a year …   Useful english dictionary

• man-about-town — noun a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure • Syn: ↑playboy, ↑Corinthian • Hypernyms: ↑hedonist, ↑pagan, ↑pleasure seeker * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( …   Useful english dictionary

• man-day — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural man days) 1. : the labor of one man in one normal working day 2. : a unit consisting of a hypothetical average man day * * * /man day /, n., pl. man days. a unit of measurement, esp. in accountancy; based on a standard… …   Useful english dictionary

• man of the cloth — noun a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church • Syn: ↑clergyman, ↑reverend • Ant: ↑layman (for: ↑clergyman) • Hypernyms: ↑spiritual lead …   Useful english dictionary