Definition of manu
1. man [ n ] an adult male person (as opposed to a woman)
Examples:
"there were two women and six men on the bus"
(Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)
More_often_than_not I have found easy excuse to leave my own work and stand at a respectable distance where I could watch this man transform raw nature into a composed , not imitative , painting .
(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)
So impressive were those serious years of study at the university that Hans later wrote , `` to be perfectly free , the young man must revel in the great kingdom of thought and imagination ; there is a struggle there , in which , if he falls , it is easy for him to rise again , there is freedom of utterance there , which draws after it no irreparable consequences on society .
(Sports Age, 24:9...)
But with the exception of professional athletes , few contact_sports and physical_education activities in our schools have any carryover in the adult life of the average American man or woman .
(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)
The husband is usually a well-educated professional , preoccupied with his job - often an organization man whose motto for getting_ahead is : `` Do n't rock_the_boat '' .
Furthermore , Dr._Calderone says , a certain number of docile , retiring men always have been around .
Synonyms man adult_male Related Terms woman male boy old_man guy sir Adam gentleman old_boy white_man boyfriend mister posseman bachelor stiff Monsieur Don dandy geezer signore Senor widower black_man exboyfriend bull adonis ex-husband junior Esquire eunuch babu yellow_man signor galoot patriarch Peter_Pan stud Senhor womanizer grass_widower bey Abel seth ejaculator wonder_boy father-figure hunk housefather Herr father_figure japheth buster inamorato middle-aged_man tarzan shaver hooray_henry ham iron_man shem ironside Cain adult_male_body2. man [ n ] someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
Examples:
"two men stood sentry duty"
(John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)
Selkirk persuaded eighty men and four officers to go_to Red_River where they were to serve as a military_force to protect his settlers from the hostile Northwest_Company which resented the intrusion of farmers into the fur traders ' empire .
On Big_Stone_Lake near the headwaters of the Red_River , Robert_Dickson , Superintendent of the Western Indian_Department of Canada , had a trading_post and planned in 1818 to build a fort to be defended by twenty men and two small artillery pieces .
(Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)
Of all the thousands of men who have served in the 7_th_Cav , perhaps no one knows its spirit better than Lieutenant_Colonel_Melbourne_C._Chandler .
But still Mel_Chandler was not completely convinced that men would really die for a four syllable word , `` Garryowen '' .
One of his innovations was to see_to_it that every man - cook and clerk as_well_as rifleman - qualified with every weapon in the troop .
Synonyms man military_man military_personnel serviceman Related Terms civilian skilled_worker soldier military_officer veteran veteran artilleryman volunteer commando bluejacket Marine striper occupier enlisted_person noncombatant draftee air_force_officer military_unit military3. man [ n ] the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
Examples:
"it was every man for himself"
(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)
On_the_contrary , even in the heart of `` the Bible_belt '' itself , as can be attested by any one who is called to work there , the industrial and technological_revolutions have long been under_way , together with the corresponding changes in man 's picture of himself and his world .
Can the church risk assuming that the `` folly '' of men is as dear to God as their `` wisdom '' , or , as is also commonly implied , that `` the foolishness of God '' and `` the foolishness of men '' are simply two ways of talking_about the same thing ?
Can the church risk assuming that the `` folly '' of men is as dear to God as their `` wisdom '' , or , as is also commonly implied , that `` the foolishness of God '' and `` the foolishness of men '' are simply two ways of talking_about the same thing ?
There is an ancient and venerable tradition in the church ( which derives , however , from the heritage of the Greeks rather than from the Bible ) that God is completely independent of his creation and so has no need of men for accomplishing his work in the world .
And yet this is exactly the risk we run when we assume , as we too often do , that we can continue to preach the gospel in a form that makes it seem incredible and irrelevant to cultured men .
Synonyms man Related Terms person4. man [ n ] all of the inhabitants of the earth
Examples:
"all the world loves a lover"
"she always used `humankind'
because `mankind'
seemed to slight the women"
(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)
Demons , fairies , angels , and a host of other spiritual_beings were as much a part of the experiential world of western man as were rocks and trees and stars .
The house has been swept so clean that contemporary man has been left with no means , or at_best with wholly inadequate means , for dealing with his experience of spirit .
When we see the steady and methodical inculcation into humanity of the idea of man 's worthlessness - until redeemed - the necessity of the Devil may become evident as a weapon , a weapon designed and used time_and_time_again in every age to whip men into a surrender to a particular church or church-state '' .
When we see the steady and methodical inculcation into humanity of the idea of man 's worthlessness - until redeemed - the necessity of the Devil may become evident as a weapon , a weapon designed and used time_and_time_again in every age to whip men into a surrender to a particular church or church-state '' .
Apart from spirit there could be no community , for it is spirit which draws men into community and gives to any community its unity , cohesiveness , and permanence .
Synonyms world man humanity human_race mankind human_beings humans humankind Related Terms group people5. man [ n ] any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
Used in print:("Editorials"...)
When a man is laid_to_rest , he is entitled to stay_put .
(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
If a man totally ignorant of America were to judge our land and its civilization based on Hollywood alone , what conclusions do you think he might come_to ?
(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)
We get some clue from a_few remembrances of childhood and from the circumstance that we are probably not much more afraid of people now than man ever was .
(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)
Biological_warfare is the intentional use of living microorganisms or their toxic products for the purpose of destroying or reducing the military effectiveness of man .
Man may also be injured secondarily by damage to his food crops or domestic_animals .
Synonyms man human_being human homo Related Terms hominid Homo_habilis homo_sapiens_neanderthalensis Rhodesian_man Homo_soloensis Neanderthal_man Homo_erectus Homo_sapiens genus_Homo homo_erectus hand face arm foot human_body mane human_head body_hair loin earlobe body side prepubescent nutrition syndactyly hyperdactyly schistosome_dermatitis given_birth6. man [ n ] a male subordinate
Examples:
"the chief stationed two men outside the building"
"he awaited word from his man in Havana"
(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)
My man , he won n't be around a little while , he just fixed me up with this stuff they took_out of the Elite .
(Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)
After Captain_Docherty sent Arleigh_Griffith for Hoag he was able to complete his detailed inspection of the third floor and to receive a report from his man covering the floors above before Griffith returned , buoyed_up by a brief stop for another glass of champagne .
(Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)
It was the posture which the men had come to recognize as that of Killpath defying his ulcer .
But for some fool reason he could n't remember which men he 'd put on the transfer detail .
Synonyms man Related Terms subordinate7. man [ n ] an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
Examples:
"the army will make a man of you"
8. man [ v ] take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
Examples:
"Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
(Peter Wyden, "The Chances of Accidental War"...)
I asked the same questions inside the launch-control rooms of an Atlas missile base in Wyoming , where officers who wear sidearms are manning the `` commit buttons '' that could start a war - accidentally or by_design - and in the command centers where other pistol-packing men could give orders to push such buttons .
He or his deputy or one of their seven assistants , all full colonels , mans the heart of the command_post twenty-four_hours a day .
Synonyms man Related Terms work9. man [ n ] (informal) a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
Examples:
"she takes good care of her man"
10. man [ n ] a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
Examples:
"Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
11. Man [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 13462
Synonyms Man12. Man [ n ] one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
Synonyms Isle_of_Man Man Related Terms island13. Man [ n ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1176
Synonyms Man14. Man [ n ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 3307
Synonyms Man15. man [ v ] provide with men
Examples:
"We cannot man all the desks"
16. man [ n ] game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
Examples:
"he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"
"he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
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