MAN — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
man
Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae.
Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games.
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- He taught me to set up the men on the chess board.
- He sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage.
All of the inhabitants of the earth.
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- All the world loves a lover.
- She always used 'humankind' because 'mankind' seemed to slight the women.
An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
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- There were two women and six men on the bus.
A male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman.
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- She takes good care of her man.
An adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent).
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- The army will make a man of you.
The generic use of the word to refer to any human being.
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- It was every man for himself.
A male subordinate.
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- The chief stationed two men outside the building.
- He awaited word from his man in Havana.
Someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force.
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- Two men stood sentry duty.
A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer.
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- Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man.
Provide with men.
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- We cannot man all the desks.
Take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place.
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- Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning.
WordNet
Man
One of the British Isles in the Irish Sea.
WordNet
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