Analysis Complete

man

/ man /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
"Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
Type of:
work do work
Derived:
valet valet de chambre gentleman gentleman's gentleman
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
provide with men
"We cannot man all the desks"
Type of:
staff
Kinds of:
crew
Derived:
valet valet de chambre gentleman gentleman's gentleman
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
a male subordinate
"the chief stationed two men outside the building"
"he awaited word from his man in Havana"
Type of:
subordinate subsidiary underling
noun Sense 4
the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
"it was every man for himself"
Type of:
person individual someone
noun Sense 5
an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
"the army will make a man of you"
Type of:
male male person
noun Sense 6
a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
"she takes good care of her man"
Opposites:
woman
Type of:
lover male male person
Domain:
colloquialism
noun Sense 7
an adult male person (as opposed to a woman)
"there were two women and six men on the bus"
Opposites:
woman adult female
Type of:
male male person
Kinds of:
Adam Cain Abel Seth Black man
noun Sense 8
one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
Type of:
island
noun Sense 9
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
"he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"
"he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
Type of:
game equipment
Kinds of:
black checker chessman chess piece white
noun Sense 10
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
Type of:
hominid
Kinds of:
Homo erectus Homo soloensis Homo habilis Homo sapiens Neandertal man
Has parts:
genus Homo
noun Sense 11
someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
"two men stood sentry duty"
Opposites:
civilian
Type of:
skilled worker trained worker
Kinds of:
air force officer commander artilleryman cannoneer gunner
Has parts:
military unit military force military group
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 12
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
"Jeeves was Bertie Wooster''s man"
Type of:
body servant manservant
Derived:
valet
noun Sense 13
all of the inhabitants of the earth
"all the world loves a lover"
"she always used `humankind'' because `mankind'' seemed to slight the women"
Type of:
group grouping
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
63
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

work do work staff crew subordinate subsidiary underling person individual someone male male person