MAN as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he taught me to set up the men on the chess board
    • he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage
    Hypernyms(s) man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • all of the inhabitants of the earth
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • all the world loves a lover
    • she always used `humankind” because `mankind” seemed to slight the women
    Hypernyms(s) man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • an adult male person (as opposed to a woman)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • there were two women and six men on the bus
    Hypernyms(s) man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s)
  6. Meaning
    • a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
    Usage Example(s)
    • she takes good care of her man
    Hypernyms(s) man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s)
  7. Meaning
    • an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
    Usage Example(s)
    • the army will make a man of you
    Hypernyms(s) man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  8. Meaning
    • the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
    Usage Example(s)
    • it was every man for himself
    Hypernyms(s) man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  9. Meaning
    • a male subordinate
    Usage Example(s)
    • the chief stationed two men outside the building
    • he awaited word from his man in Havana
    Hypernyms(s) man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  10. Meaning
    • someone who serves in the armed forces
    • a member of a military force
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • two men stood sentry duty
    Hypernyms(s) man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s)
  11. Meaning
    • a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Jeeves was Bertie Wooster’’s man
    Hypernyms(s) man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

MAN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • provide with men
    Usage Example(s)
    • We cannot man all the desks
    Hypernyms(s) man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • take charge of a certain job
    • occupy a certain work place
    Usage Example(s)
    • Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning
    Hypernyms(s) man is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)