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Definitions for Men

[1] plural of man1.
[2] an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
[3] a member of the species Homo sapiens or all the members of this species collectively, without regard to sex: prehistoric man.
[4] the human individual as representing the species, without reference to sex; the human race; humankind: Man hopes for peace, but prepares for war.
[5] a human being; person: to give a man a chance; When the audience smelled the smoke, it was every man for himself.
[6] a husband.
[7] a male lover or sweetheart.
[8] a male follower or subordinate: the king's men. He's the boss's number one man.
[9] a male employee or representative, especially of a company or agency: a Secret Service man; a man from the phone company.
[10] a male having qualities considered typical of men or appropriately masculine: Be a man. The army will make a man of you.
[11] a male servant.
[12] a valet.
[13] enlisted man.
[14] an enthusiast or devotee: I like jazz, but I'm essentially a classics man.
[15] Slang . male friend; ally: You're my main man.
[16] a term of familiar address to a man; fellow: Now, now, my good man, please calm down.
[17] Slang . a term of familiar address to a man or a woman: Hey, man, take it easy.
[18] one of the pieces used in playing certain games, as chess or checkers.
[19] History/Historical . a liegeman; vassal.
[20] Obsolete . manly character or courage.
[21] the man, Slang . a person or group asserting authority or power over another, especially in a manner experienced as being oppressive, demeaning, or threatening, as an employer, the police, or a dominating racial group. a person or group upon whom one is dependent, as the drug supplier for an addict. Also the Man .
[22] to furnish with men, as for service or defense.
[23] to take one's place for service, as at a gun or post: to man the ramparts.
[24] to strengthen, fortify, or brace; steel: to man oneself for the dangers ahead.
[25] Falconry . to accustom (a hawk) to the presence of men.
[26] Slang . an expression of surprise, enthusiasm, dismay, or other strong feeling: Man, what a ball game!
[27] man up , Informal . to act in a typically masculine way, as in taking responsibility or making tough decisions: He should man up and meet the challenge.
[28] variant of meno- before a vowel: menarche.
[29] a range of sizes in even and odd numbers for garments made for men.
[30] a garment in this size range.
[31] the department or section of a store where these garments are sold.
[32] the plural of man
[33] an adult male human being, as distinguished from a woman
[34] (modifier) male; masculine a man child
[35] archaic a human being regardless of sex or age, considered as a representative of mankind; a person
[36] (sometimes capital) human beings collectively; mankind the development of man
[37] Also called: modern man a member of any of the living races of Homo sapiens, characterized by erect bipedal posture, a highly developed brain, and powers of articulate speech, abstract reasoning, and imagination any extinct member of the species Homo sapiens, such as Cro-Magnon man
[38] a member of any of the extinct species of the genus Homo, such as Java man, Heidelberg man, and Solo man
[39] an adult male human being with qualities associated with the male, such as courage or virility be a man
[40] manly qualities or virtues the man in him was outraged
[41] a subordinate, servant, or employee contrasted with an employer or manager (in combination ) the number of man-days required to complete a job
[42] (usually plural) a member of the armed forces who does not hold commissioned, warrant, or noncommissioned rank (as in the phrase officers and men )
[43] a member of a group, team, etc
[44] a husband, boyfriend, etc man and wife
[45] an expression used parenthetically to indicate an informal relationship between speaker and hearer
[46] a movable piece in various games, such as draughts
[47] Southern African slang any person: used as a term of address
[48] a vassal of a feudal lord
[49] as one man with unanimous action or response
[50] be one's own man to be independent or free
[51] he's your man he's the person needed (for a particular task, role, job, etc)
[52] man and boy from childhood
[53] sort out the men from the boys or separate the men from the boys to separate the experienced from the inexperienced
[54] to a man unanimously without exception they were slaughtered to a man
[55] informal an exclamation or expletive, often indicating surprise or pleasure
[56] to provide with sufficient people for operation, defence, etc to man the phones
[57] to take one's place at or near in readiness for action
[58] falconry to induce (a hawk or falcon) to endure the presence of and handling by man, esp strangers
[59] Black slang a White man or White men collectively, esp when in authority, in the police, or held in contempt
[60] slang a drug peddler
[61] Isle of Man an island in the British Isles, in the Irish Sea between Cumbria and Northern Ireland: a UK Crown Dependency (but not part of the United Kingdom), with its own ancient parliament, the Court of Tynwald; a dependency of Norway until 1266, when for a time it came under Scottish rule; its own language, Manx, became extinct in the 19th century but has been revived to some extent. Capital: Douglas. Pop: 86 159 (2013 est). Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)

Words related to Men

father, brother, son, guy, fellow, husband, he, sir, beau, gentleman, grandfather, papa, swain, spouse, boyfriend, Mr., uncle, nephew

Words nearby Men

memphian, memphis, memphite, memphremagog, memsahib, men, men's, men's room, men's wear, men-, men-children

Origin of Men

'smen + 's1

Other words from Men

man·less , adjective
man·less·ly , adverb
man·less·ness , noun
man·ness , noun

Word origin for Men

anOld English mann; related to Old Frisian man, Old High German man, Dutch man, Icelandic mathr

Synonyms for Men

brother, father, fellow, guy, he, husband, son, Mr., beau, boyfriend, gentleman, grandfather, nephew, papa, sir, spouse, swain, uncle