man

/mɑn/ nounverb
3 letters2 syllables5 points in Scrabble®7 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS13
NOUN
1

Someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force.

2

An adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent).

“the army will make a man of you”

3

The generic use of the word to refer to any human being.

“it was every man for himself”

4

An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman).

5

A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer.

“Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man”

6

One of the British Isles in the Irish Sea.

7

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

8

All of the living human inhabitants of the earth.

“she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women”

9

Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games.

10

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”

11

A male subordinate.

“he awaited word from his man in Havana”

VERB
1

Provide with workers.

“We cannot man all the desks”

“Students were manning the booths”

2

Take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place.

“Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning”

WORD FORMS
Related formmanly
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Words With Friends®7 points
Double word10 points
Triple word15 points
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Pig Latinanmay
Starts & ends withM … N
Syllablesma · n
SYNONYMS & RELATED22
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