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- pronunciation:
- maen
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
men |
| definition 1: |
A man is a male person who has grown up.
The teacher that I have this year is a man. I was a little scared of him in the beginning because he's big and tall, but I found out he's very nice.- synonyms:
- gentleman, male
- similar words:
- fellow, guy
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| definition 2: |
When we talk about "man," we are talking about human beings in general.
Man cannot live without air and water.- similar words:
- people, persons, race
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| definition 3: |
A piece that you play with in a board game is often called a "man." At the beginning of a game, players usually have the same number of "men."
Winston and I quit our game of checkers after we each had only one man left.- synonyms:
- piece
- similar words:
- counter
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| related words: |
adult, being, human, person |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
mans, manning, manned |
| definition: |
When people man something, they operate it. They keep it running.
The grocery store is hiring more people to man the checkout lines.They needed more sailors to man the ship.- similar words:
- cover, equip, station
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| related words: |
scratch |
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