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Noun man has 11 senses

man, adult male - an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
--₁ is a kind of force, personnel; male, male person; force, personnel; male, male person
--₁ has parts: adult male body, man's body
--₁ has members:

gang, crew, work party; 2 of 11 senses of man ; work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men; gang, crew, work party; 2 of 11 senses of man

Antonyms: woman, adult female
--₁ has particulars:

complement, full complement; shift; 4 of 11 senses of man ; man, adult male; Adam; Cain; Abel; Seth; Black man; white man; yellow man; babu, baboo; bachelor, unmarried man; bey; boy; boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man; exboyfriend; bull, bruiser, strapper, Samson; dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse; Don; ejaculator; Esquire, Esq; eunuch, castrate; father figure, father surrogate; father-figure; fellow, buster; galoot; geezer, bloke; gentleman; grass widower, divorced man; guy, cat, hombre, bozo; Ham; Herr; Hooray Henry; housefather; hunk; ex-husband, ex; inamorato; iron man, ironman; ironside; Japheth; junior; adonis; middle-aged man; mister, Mr; Monsieur; old boy, old man; old man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselah; patriarch, paterfamilias; Peter Pan; posseman; Senhor; Senor; shaver; Shem; signor, signior; signore; sir; stiff; stud, he-man, macho-man; Tarzan; widower, widowman; womanizer, womaniser, philanderer; wonder boy, golden boy; work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men; complement, full complement; shift; 4 of 11 senses of man ; man, adult male; Adam; Cain; Abel; Seth; Black man; white man; yellow man; babu, baboo; bachelor, unmarried man; bey; boy; boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man; exboyfriend; bull, bruiser, strapper, Samson; dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse; Don; ejaculator; Esquire, Esq; eunuch, castrate; father figure, father surrogate; father-figure; fellow, buster; galoot; geezer, bloke; gentleman; grass widower, divorced man; guy, cat, hombre, bozo; Ham; Herr; Hooray Henry; housefather; hunk; ex-husband, ex; inamorato; iron man, ironman; ironside; Japheth; junior; adonis; middle-aged man; mister, Mr; Monsieur; old boy, old man; old man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselah; patriarch, paterfamilias; Peter Pan; posseman; Senhor; Senor; shaver; Shem; signor, signior; signore; sir; stiff; stud, he-man, macho-man; Tarzan; widower, widowman; womanizer, womaniser, philanderer; wonder boy, golden boy

serviceman, military man, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
--₂ is a kind of skilled worker, trained worker; skilled worker, trained worker
--₂ is a member of military unit, military force, military group, force
--₂ has particulars:

man - the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
--₃ is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul; person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man - all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
--₄ is a kind of group, grouping; group, grouping
--₄ has members:
people; world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man; people

homo, man, human being, human - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
--₅ is a kind of hominid; hominid
--₅ is a member of genus Homo
--₅ has parts:

loin, lumbus; human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh; body hair; mane, head of hair; human head; foot, human foot, pes; arm; hand, manus, mitt, paw; face, human face

--₅ has members:

homo erectus; homo, man, human being, human; homo erectus

--₅ has particulars:

man - a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
--₆ is a kind of subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier; subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier
man - an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
--₇ is a kind of male, male person; male, male person
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"
--₈ is a kind of male, male person; lover; male, male person; lover
Antonyms: woman
valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man - a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
--₉ is a kind of manservant; body servant; manservant; body servant

Derived forms: verb man₂, verb man₁
Man, Isle of Man - one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
--₁₀ is a kind of island; island
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"
--₁₁ is a kind of game equipment; game equipment
--₁₁ has particulars:
black; checker; chessman, chess piece; white; man, piece; black; checker; chessman, chess piece; white