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1. man - noun

· an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

Synonym(s): adult_male

Hypernym(s): male, male_person, adult, grownup

Antonym(s): woman




2. man - noun

· someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"

Synonym(s): serviceman, military_man, military_personnel

Hypernym(s): skilled_worker, trained_worker, skilled_workman

Antonym(s): civilian




3. man - noun

· the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"

Hypernym(s): person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul




4. man - noun

· any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

Synonym(s): homo, human_being, human

Hypernym(s): hominid




5. man - noun

· a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"

Hypernym(s): subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot_soldier




6. man - noun

· an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"

Hypernym(s): male, male_person




7. man - noun

· a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"

Synonym(s): valet, valet_de_chambre, gentleman, gentleman%27s_gentleman

Hypernym(s): manservant, body_servant




8. man - noun

· 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"

Hypernym(s): male, male_person, lover

Antonym(s): woman




9. man - noun

· one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea

Synonym(s): Man, Isle_of_Man




10. man - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): piece

Hypernym(s): game_equipment




11. man - noun

· all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

Synonym(s): world, human_race, humanity, humankind, human_beings, humans, mankind

Hypernym(s): homo, man, human_being, human, group, grouping




12. man - verb

· take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"

Hypernym(s): work, do_work




13. man - verb

· provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"

Hypernym(s): staff





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