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men

/mɛn/

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noun

An adult male human.

Examples :

"The show is especially popular with middle-aged men."

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(collective) All human males collectively: mankind.

Examples :

"Men are encouraged to participate in school fundraising events. "

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A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.)

Examples :

"every man for himself"

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(collective) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. (Sometimes capitalized as Man.)

Examples :

"Men have been working to improve living conditions for generations. "

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A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.

Examples :

"Many men attended the school's annual fundraising dinner. "

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An male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.

Examples :

"The men in the office are discussing the new project. "

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An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.

Examples :

"My grandfather is a true men; he always puts his family first and demonstrates great strength of character. "

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Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.

Examples :

"The captain displayed great men in leading the team to victory. "

human quality being character

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Examples :

"My brother is a good men to his wife. "

family human person

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A lover; a boyfriend.

Examples :

"My sister's new men is a kind and supportive person. "

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A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)

Examples :

"Some people prefer apple pie, but me, I’m a cherry pie man."

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A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)

Examples :

"I wanted to be a guitar man on a road tour, but instead I’m a flag man on a road crew."

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A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.

Examples :

"The men on the construction crew were able to complete the house's foundation quickly. "

person human being

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A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.

Examples :

"The men in the engineering department are meeting to discuss the new project. "

human person group job organization

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An adult male servant.

Examples :

"The wealthy landowner hired several men to work on his farm. "

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A vassal; a subject.

Examples :

"Like master, like man."

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A piece or token used in board games such as chess.

Examples :

"My chess set has several wooden men. "

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Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.

Examples :

"The men on the construction site worked together to finish the building early. "

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A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.

Examples :

""Men," the teacher said impatiently, "get your books open to page 20." "

language communication human person

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A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.

Examples :

"The men in the office were celebrating John's promotion. "

human person group language

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A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.

Examples :

"In the soccer game, the opposing team's star forward was a difficult men for our team to deal with. "

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(collective) (The) people, humanity.

Examples :

"Men have different ways of expressing their emotions. "

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(collective) enlisted personnel (as opposed to commissioned officers).

Examples :

""Muster up the men in the barracks at 0600," the lieutenant said to his sergeant."

military group person