man

1. an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

synset: man, adult_male

antonym: woman, adult_female

2. someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"

synset: serviceman, military_man, man, military_personnel

antonym: civilian

3. the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"

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

synset: homo, man, human_being, human

5. a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"

6. an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"

7. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"

synset: valet, valet_de_chambre, gentleman, gentleman's_gentleman, man

8. 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"

9. one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea

synset: Man, Isle_of_Man

10. 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"

synset: man, piece

11. 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"

synset: world, human_race, humanity, humankind, human_beings, humans, mankind, man

1. take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"

2. provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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