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the force of workers available
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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- there were two women and six men on the bus
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someone who serves in the armed forces
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- a member of a military force
- two men stood sentry duty
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the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
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- it was every man for himself
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any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
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a male subordinate
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- the chief stationed two men outside the building
- he awaited word from his man in Havana
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an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
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- the army will make a man of you
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a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
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- Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man
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a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
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- she takes good care of her man
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one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
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Man
Isle of Man
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game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
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- he taught me to set up the men on the chess board
- he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage
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all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
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- all the world loves a lover
- she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women