noun🔗ShareOne of the male (masculine) sex or gender."My brother is a male. "sexbodyhumanpersonbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBelonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it."a male bird feeding a seed to a female"sexbiologyhumanbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCharacteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)"stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration"sexbiologyphysiologyhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex."the male chromosome;  like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones"sexbiologymedicinephysiologyanatomyhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender."The pronoun "he" is the male form in English grammar. "grammarlinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware."The male connector fits precisely into the female socket on the electrical outlet. "technicaldevicemachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
