| manner | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. fashion, manner, mode, style, way | how something is done or how it happens.; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" |
| ~ property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" |
| ~ artistic style, idiom | the style of a particular artist or school or movement.; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" |
| ~ drape | the manner in which fabric hangs or falls.; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt" |
| ~ fit | the manner in which something fits.; "I admired the fit of her coat" |
| ~ form | a particular mode in which something is manifested.; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility" |
| ~ life-style, life style, lifestyle, modus vivendi | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes. |
| ~ setup | the way something is organized or arranged.; "it takes time to learn the setup around here" |
| ~ signature, touch | a distinguishing style.; "this room needs a woman's touch" |
| ~ wise | a way of doing or being.; "in no wise"; "in this wise" |
| ~ response | the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. manner, personal manner | a way of acting or behaving. |
| ~ demeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people. |
| ~ comportment, mien, bearing, presence | dignified manner or conduct. |
| ~ bedside manner | manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient. |
| ~ dandyism, foppishness | the manner and dress of a fop or dandy. |
| ~ gentleness, mildness, softness | acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered.; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough" |
| ~ formalness, formality | a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies.; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention" |
| ~ informality | a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously. |
| ~ good manners, courtesy | a courteous manner. |
| ~ rudeness, discourtesy | a manner that is rude and insulting. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. manner | a kind.; "what manner of man are you?" |
| ~ kind, sort, form, variety | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" |
| mode | | |
| n. (state) | 1. mode | a particular functioning condition or arrangement.; "switched from keyboard to voice mode" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. modality, mode | a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility. |
| ~ logical relation | a relation between propositions. |
| n. (linkdef) | 3. modality, mode, mood | verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker. |
| ~ grammatical relation | a linguistic relation established by grammar. |
| ~ common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative, indicative mood | a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact. |
| ~ subjunctive, subjunctive mood | a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible. |
| ~ optative, optative mood | a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs. |
| ~ imperative, imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood | a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior. |
| ~ interrogative mood, interrogative | some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood. |
| n. (communication) | 4. mode, musical mode | any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave. |
| ~ diatonic scale | a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones. |
| ~ church mode, ecclesiastical mode, gregorian mode, medieval mode | any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode. |
| ~ greek mode | any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece. |
| ~ major diatonic scale, major scale | a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th. |
| ~ minor diatonic scale, minor scale | a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. modal value, mode | the most frequent value of a random variable. |
| ~ statistics | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters. |
| ~ average, norm | a statistic describing the location of a distribution.; "it set the norm for American homes" |
| male | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. male | an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova). |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ sire | male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse. |
| ~ colt | a young male horse under the age of four. |
| ~ male horse | the male of species Equus caballus. |
| ~ bullock, steer | castrated bull. |
| n. (person) | 2. male, male person | a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ male body | the body of a male human being. |
| ~ boy wonder | an extremely talented young male person. |
| ~ bloke, chap, fella, fellow, lad, blighter, cuss, feller, gent | a boy or man.; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" |
| ~ foster-brother, foster brother | your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents. |
| ~ macho | a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo. |
| ~ boy, male child | a youthful male person.; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" |
| ~ male offspring, man-child | a child who is male. |
| ~ adult male, man | an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman).; "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
| ~ man | 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" |
| ~ man | an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent).; "the army will make a man of you" |
| ~ mother's son | a male person.; "every mother's son who could walk was there" |
| ~ sirrah | formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger. |
| n. (location) | 3. male | the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands. |
| ~ national capital | the capital city of a nation. |
| ~ maldives, republic of maldives | a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965. |
| adj. | 4. male | being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation.; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree" |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| ~ male | for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys.; "the male lead"; "the male population" |
| ~ antheral, staminate | capable of fertilizing female organs. |
| ~ phallic, priapic | resembling or being a phallus.; "a phallic symbol"; "phallic eroticism"; "priapic figurines" |
| ~ priapic | overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality.; "priapic episodes"; "priapic victories" |
| ~ young-begetting | capable of fathering offspring. |
| ~ masculine | associated with men and not with women. |
| adj. | 5. male, manful, manlike, manly, virile | characteristic of a man.; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" |
| ~ masculine | associated with men and not with women. |
| adj. | 6. male | for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys.; "the male lead"; "the male population" |
| ~ male | being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation.; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree" |
| man | | |
| n. (person) | 1. adult male, man | an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman).; "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
| ~ adult male body, man's body | the body of an adult man. |
| ~ adam | (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race. |
| ~ cain | (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God. |
| ~ abel | (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain. |
| ~ seth | (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel. |
| ~ adult, grownup | a fully developed person from maturity onward. |
| ~ male person, male | a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies. |
| ~ black man | a man who is Black. |
| ~ white man | a man who is White. |
| ~ yellow man | offensive term for an Asian man. |
| ~ baboo, babu | used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'. |
| ~ bachelor, unmarried man | a man who has never been married. |
| ~ bey | (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey" |
| ~ boy | a friendly informal reference to a grown man.; "he likes to play golf with the boys" |
| ~ beau, boyfriend, swain, young man, fellow | a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" |
| ~ ex-boyfriend | a man who is no longer a woman's boyfriend. |
| ~ bruiser, strapper, bull, samson | a large and strong and heavyset man.; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" |
| ~ dandy, fashion plate, fop, gallant, beau, clotheshorse, dude, sheik, swell | a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance. |
| ~ ejaculator | a man who ejaculates semen. |
| ~ esq, esquire | a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name. |
| ~ castrate, eunuch | a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction.; "eunuchs guarded the harem" |
| ~ father figure, father surrogate | a man who takes over all the functions of the real father. |
| ~ father-figure | a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically. |
| ~ buster, dude, fellow | an informal form of address for a man.; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?" |
| ~ galoot | a disreputable or clumsy man. |
| ~ geezer | a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric. |
| ~ gentleman | a man of refinement. |
| ~ divorced man, grass widower | a man who is divorced from (or separated from) his wife. |
| ~ guy, hombre, bozo, cat | an informal term for a youth or man.; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" |
| ~ ham | (Old Testament) son of Noah. |
| ~ herr | a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English. |
| ~ hooray henry | a lively and ineffectual upper-class young man. |
| ~ housefather | a man in charge of children in an institution. |
| ~ hunk | a well-built sexually attractive man. |
| ~ ex, ex-husband | a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband. |
| ~ inamorato | a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship. |
| ~ iron man, ironman | a strong man of exceptional physical endurance. |
| ~ ironside | a man of great strength or bravery. |
| ~ japheth | (Old Testament) son of Noah. |
| ~ adonis | any handsome young man. |
| ~ middle-aged man | a man who is roughly between 45 and 65 years old. |
| ~ monsieur | used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'. |
| ~ old boy, old man | a familiar term of address for a man. |
| ~ graybeard, greybeard, old man, methuselah | a man who is very old. |
| ~ paterfamilias, patriarch | the male head of family or tribe. |
| ~ peter pan | a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up. |
| ~ ponce | a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses. |
| ~ posseman | an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse. |
| ~ senhor | a Portuguese title of respect; equivalent to English `Mr'. |
| ~ shaver | an adult male who shaves. |
| ~ shem | (Old Testament) eldest son of Noah. |
| ~ signior, signor | used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately. |
| ~ signore | an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English `sir'; used separately (not prefixed to his name). |
| ~ sir | term of address for a man. |
| ~ stiff | an ordinary man.; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff" |
| ~ he-man, macho-man, stud | a man who is virile and sexually active. |
| ~ tarzan | (sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs). |
| ~ widower, widowman | a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried. |
| ~ philanderer, womaniser, womanizer | a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them. |
| ~ golden boy, wonder boy | a man who is unusually successful at an early age. |
| ~ young buck, young man | a teenager or a young adult male. |
| n. (person) | 2. man, military man, military personnel, serviceman | someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force.; "two men stood sentry duty" |
| ~ military force, military group, military unit, force | a unit that is part of some military service.; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ air force officer, commander | an officer in the airforce. |
| ~ artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner | a serviceman in the artillery. |
| ~ bluejacket, navy man, sailor boy, sailor | a serviceman in the navy. |
| ~ commando, ranger | a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids. |
| ~ conscript, draftee, inductee | someone who is drafted into military service. |
| ~ enlisted person | a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer. |
| ~ devil dog, leatherneck, marine, shipboard soldier | a member of the United States Marine Corps. |
| ~ military officer, officer | any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command.; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" |
| ~ noncombatant | a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon). |
| ~ occupier | a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country. |
| ~ skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker | a worker who has acquired special skills. |
| ~ striper | a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service.; "he's a four-striper" |
| ~ ex-serviceman, vet, veteran | a person who has served in the armed forces. |
| ~ veteran, veteran soldier | a serviceman who has seen considerable active service.; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits" |
| ~ military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer | (military) a person who freely enlists for service. |
| n. (person) | 3. man | the generic use of the word to refer to any human being.; "it was every man for himself" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| n. (animal) | 4. homo, human, human being, man | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. |
| ~ lumbus, loin | either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds. |
| ~ hominid | a primate of the family Hominidae. |
| ~ genus homo | type genus of the family Hominidae. |
| ~ human beings, human race, humankind, humans, mankind, humanity, world, man | 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" |
| ~ homo erectus | extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain.; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus" |
| ~ homo soloensis | extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus. |
| ~ homo habilis | extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics. |
| ~ homo sapiens | the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc. |
| ~ homo sapiens neanderthalensis, neandertal, neandertal man, neanderthal, neanderthal man | extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia. |
| ~ body, organic structure, physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being).; "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" |
| ~ bod, chassis, human body, material body, physical body, anatomy, build, figure, flesh, physique, frame, shape, soma, form | alternative names for the body of a human being.; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" |
| ~ body hair | short hair growing over a person's body. |
| ~ head of hair, mane | growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being. |
| ~ human head | the head of a human being. |
| ~ side | either the left or right half of a body.; "he had a pain in his side" |
| ~ foot, human foot, pes | the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint.; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" |
| ~ arm | a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb. |
| ~ hand, manus, mitt, paw | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" |
| ~ face, human face | the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" |
| ~ nutrition | the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans). |
| ~ homo rhodesiensis, rhodesian man | a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa. |
| ~ schistosome dermatitis, swimmer's itch | a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes. |
| ~ hyperdactyly, polydactyly | birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes. |
| ~ syndactylism, syndactyly | birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes. |
| ~ prepubertal, prepubescent | (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth. |
| n. (person) | 5. man | a male subordinate.; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana" |
| ~ subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier | an assistant subject to the authority or control of another. |
| n. (person) | 6. man | an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent).; "the army will make a man of you" |
| ~ male person, male | a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies. |
| n. (person) | 7. gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man, valet, valet de chambre | a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer.; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" |
| ~ body servant | a valet or personal maid. |
| ~ manservant | a man servant. |
| n. (person) | 8. man | 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" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ lover | a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage. |
| ~ male person, male | a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies. |
| n. (location) | 9. isle of man, man | one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea. |
| ~ british isles | Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic. |
| ~ island | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. man, piece | 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" |
| ~ black | (board games) the darker pieces. |
| ~ chequer, checker | one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers. |
| ~ chess piece, chessman | any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess. |
| ~ game equipment | equipment or apparatus used in playing a game. |
| ~ tile | game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.. |
| ~ white | (board games) the lighter pieces. |
| n. (animal) | 11. human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, man, mankind, world | 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" |
| ~ group, grouping | any number of entities (members) considered as a unit. |
| ~ human, human being, homo, man | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. |
| ~ people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
| v. (social) | 12. man | take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place.; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning" |
| ~ man | provide with workers.; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths" |
| ~ do work, work | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| v. (competition) | 13. man | provide with workers.; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths" |
| ~ staff | provide with staff.; "This position is not always staffed" |
| ~ crew | serve as a crew member on. |
| ~ man | take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place.; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning" |
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