to be a male preserve

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• male */*/*/ — I UK [meɪl] / US adjective [usually before noun] 1) belonging to the sex that does not give birth male colleagues/counterparts/workers a male elephant 2) relating to men ideas about female and male sexuality male domination a male preserve (=… …   English dictionary

• male — male1 [ meıl ] adjective usually before noun *** 1. ) belonging to the sex that does not give birth: male colleagues/counterparts/workers a male elephant a ) SCIENCE not developing into fruits: male flowers 2. ) relating to men: ideas about… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• preserve — I UK [prɪˈzɜː(r)v] / US [prɪˈzɜrv] verb [transitive] Word forms preserve : present tense I/you/we/they preserve he/she/it preserves present participle preserving past tense preserved past participle preserved *** 1) to take care of a place or… …   English dictionary

• preserve — pre|serve1 W3 [prıˈzə:v US ə:rv] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: préserver, from Late Latin praeservare, from Latin servare to keep, guard, watch ] 1.) to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed →↑preservation ▪ We must …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• preserve — pre|serve1 [ prı zɜrv ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to take care of a place or building in order to prevent it from being harmed or destroyed: The society works to preserve the district s historic buildings. beautifully/perfectly/carefully preserved …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• preserve — 1 verb (T) 1 to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed: I think these traditional customs should be preserved. | The wreck was preserved by the muddy sea bed. | preserve sb/sth from sth: They were determined to preserve their… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• male — male1 W2S3 [meıl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: masle, male, from Latin masculus; MASCULINE] 1.) typical of or relating to men or boys ≠ ↑female →↑masculine ▪ a deep male voice ▪ traditional male values …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Male privilege — is a sociological term that refers quite generally to the special rights or status granted to men in a society, on the basis of their sex or gender, but usually denied to women and/or transsexuals. In legal cases alleging discrimination, sex is… …   Wikipedia

• Male accessory gland — Male Accessory Glands in humans are the seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and the bulbourethral glands.[1] In insects, male accessory glands produce products that mix with the sperm to protect and preserve the sperm.[2] Some insecticides can… …   Wikipedia

• preserve — [[t]prɪzɜ͟ː(r)v[/t]] ♦♦♦ preserves, preserving, preserved 1) VERB If you preserve a situation or condition, you make sure that it remains as it is, and does not change or end. [V n] We will do everything to preserve peace... [V n] The meeting… …   English dictionary

• Gitchie Manitou State Preserve — Gitchie Manitou is a small (91 acre) preserve in Lyon County, in the extreme northwestern corner of Iowa, just southeast of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This natural prairie preserve is noted for its ancient Native American burial mounds and… …   Wikipedia