management | (noun) the act of managing something | Synonyms: direction |
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(noun) those in charge of running a business | - |
manager | (noun) someone who controls resources and expenditures | Synonyms: director, managing director |
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(noun) (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team | Synonyms: coach, handler |
manageress | (noun) a woman manager | - |
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managerial | (adjective) of or relating to the function or responsibility or activity of management | - |
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managerially | (adverb) in a managerial manner | - |
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managership | (noun) the position of manager | - |
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manakin | (noun) any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior | - |
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(noun) a life-size dummy used to display clothes | Synonyms: form, manikin, mannequin, mannikin |
(noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions | Synonyms: fashion model, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model |
manana | (noun) an unspecified time in the future | - |
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manat | (noun) the basic unit of money in Azerbaijan | - |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Turkmenistan | - |
manatee | (noun) sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded | Synonyms: Trichechus manatus |
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mandala | (noun) any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation | - |
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mandamus | (noun) an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail | Synonyms: writ of mandamus |
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mandarin | (noun) a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China | Synonyms: mandarin orange |
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(noun) a high public official of imperial China | - |
(noun) any high government official or bureaucrat | - |
(noun) a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group | - |
(noun) shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia | Synonyms: Citrus reticulata, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree |
mandatary | (noun) the recipient of a mandate | Synonyms: mandatory |
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mandate | (noun) the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory | - |
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(noun) a document giving an official instruction or command | Synonyms: authorisation, authorization |
(noun) a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves | Synonyms: mandatory |
(verb) assign authority to | - |
(verb) make mandatory | - |
(verb) assign under a mandate | - |
mandator | (noun) an authority who issues a mandate | - |
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mandatorily | (adverb) in a manner that cannot be evaded | Synonyms: compulsorily, obligatorily |
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mandatory | (adjective) required by rule | Synonyms: compulsory, required |
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(noun) a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves | Synonyms: mandate |
(noun) the recipient of a mandate | Synonyms: mandatary |
mandible | (noun) the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | Synonyms: jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla |
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mandibula | (noun) the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | Synonyms: jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibular bone, submaxilla |
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mandibular | (adjective) relating to the lower jaw | Synonyms: inframaxillary |
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mandibulate | (adjective) having mandibles | - |
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mandibulofacial | (adjective) of or relating to the lower jaw and face | - |
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mandioc | (noun) cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca | Synonyms: bitter cassava, gari, mandioca, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, manioc, tapioca plant |
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mandioca | (noun) cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca | Synonyms: bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, manioc, tapioca plant |
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mandola | (noun) an early type of mandolin | - |
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mandolin | (noun) a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum | - |
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mandrake | (noun) a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers | Synonyms: devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum |
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(noun) the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic | Synonyms: mandrake root |
mandrel | (noun) any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts | Synonyms: arbor, mandril, spindle |
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mandril | (noun) any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts | Synonyms: arbor, mandrel, spindle |
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mandrill | (noun) baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters | Synonyms: Mandrillus sphinx |
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manducate | (verb) chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth | Synonyms: chew, jaw, masticate |
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manduction | (noun) biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow | Synonyms: chew, chewing, mastication |
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(noun) the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist | Synonyms: Communion, Holy Communion, sacramental manduction |
mane | (noun) long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck | - |
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(noun) growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being | Synonyms: head of hair |
maneuver | (noun) a move made to gain a tactical end | Synonyms: manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre |
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(noun) an action aimed at evading an opponent | Synonyms: evasive action, manoeuvre |
(noun) a military training exercise | Synonyms: manoeuvre, simulated military operation |
(noun) a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill | Synonyms: manoeuvre, play |
(noun) a plan for attaining a particular goal | Synonyms: manoeuvre, tactic, tactics |
(verb) perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense | Synonyms: manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate |
(verb) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | Synonyms: channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer |
(verb) act in order to achieve a certain goal | Synonyms: manoeuver, manoeuvre |
maneuverability | (noun) the quality of being maneuverable | Synonyms: manoeuvrability |
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maneuverable | (adjective) capable of maneuvering or changing position | Synonyms: manoeuvrable |
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maneuverer | (noun) a person skilled in maneuvering | Synonyms: manoeuvrer |
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manful | (adjective) possessing qualities befitting a man | Synonyms: manlike, manly |
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(adjective) characteristic of a man | Synonyms: male, manlike, manly, virile |
manfully | (adverb) in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man | Synonyms: manly |
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manfulness | (noun) the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male | Synonyms: manliness, virility |
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manga | (noun) graphic novel that originated in Japan, usually intended for adults and characterized by highly stylized art | - |
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mangabey | (noun) large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids | - |
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manganate | (noun) a salt of manganic acid containing manganese as its anion | - |
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manganese | (noun) a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals | Synonyms: atomic number 25, Mn |
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manganite | (noun) a black mineral consisting of basic manganese oxide; a source of manganese | - |
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mange | (noun) a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people) | - |
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manger | (noun) a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed | Synonyms: trough |
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mangey | (adjective) having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap | Synonyms: mangy |
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mangily | (adverb) in a mangy manner | - |
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manginess | (noun) a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing | Synonyms: seediness, shabbiness, sleaziness |
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mangle | (noun) clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers | - |
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(verb) damage or injure severely | Synonyms: cut up, mutilate |
(verb) alter so as to make unrecognizable | Synonyms: murder, mutilate |
(verb) press with a mangle | - |
(verb) injure badly by beating | Synonyms: maul |
mangled | (adjective) having edges that are jagged from injury | Synonyms: lacerate, lacerated, torn |
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mangler | (noun) a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples | Synonyms: maimer, mutilator |
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manglietia | (noun) a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern China | Synonyms: genus Manglietia |
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mango | (noun) large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed | - |
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(noun) large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit | Synonyms: Mangifera indica, mango tree |
mangold | (noun) beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed | Synonyms: Beta vulgaris vulgaris, mangel-wurzel, mangold-wurzel |
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mangonel | (noun) catapult operated by manpower pulling cords attached to a lever and slign to launch projectiles | Synonyms: bricole, traction trebuchet |
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mangosteen | (noun) two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples | - |
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(noun) East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit | Synonyms: Garcinia mangostana, mangosteen tree |
mangrove | (noun) a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building | Synonyms: Rhizophora mangle |
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mangy | (adjective) having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap | Synonyms: mangey |
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manhandle | (verb) handle roughly | - |
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manhattan | (noun) a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters | - |
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manhole | (noun) a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure | - |
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manhood | (noun) the status of being a man | - |
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(noun) the quality of being human | Synonyms: humanity, humanness |
(noun) the state of being a man; manly qualities | - |
manhunt | (noun) an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime) | - |
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mania | (noun) an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action | Synonyms: cacoethes, passion |
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(noun) a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently | Synonyms: manic disorder |
maniac | (adjective) wildly disordered | Synonyms: maniacal |
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(noun) an insane person | Synonyms: lunatic |
(noun) a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something | - |
maniacal | (adjective) wildly disordered | Synonyms: maniac |
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maniacally | (adverb) in a maniacal manner or to a maniacal degree | - |
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manic | (adjective) affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason | Synonyms: frenzied |
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maniclike | (adjective) resembling the mania of manic-depressive illness | - |
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manicotti | (noun) large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce | - |
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manicure | (noun) professional care for the hands and fingernails | - |
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(verb) care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. | - |
(verb) trim carefully and neatly | - |
manicurist | (noun) a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails | - |
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manifest | (adjective) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | Synonyms: apparent, evident, palpable, patent, plain, unmistakable |
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(noun) a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane | - |
(verb) reveal its presence or make an appearance | - |
(verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | Synonyms: attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence |
(verb) record in a ship's manifest | - |
manifestation | (noun) a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) | Synonyms: demonstration |
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(noun) a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing | - |
(noun) expression without words | Synonyms: expression, reflection, reflexion |
(noun) a clear appearance | - |
(noun) an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) | Synonyms: materialisation, materialization |
manifestly | (adverb) unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | Synonyms: apparently, evidently, obviously, patently, plain, plainly |
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manifesto | (noun) a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) | Synonyms: pronunciamento |
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manifold | (adjective) many and varied; having many features or forms | Synonyms: multiplex |
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(noun) a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes | - |
(noun) a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions | - |
(noun) a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies | Synonyms: manifold paper |
(verb) make multiple copies of | Synonyms: multiply |
(verb) combine or increase by multiplication | Synonyms: multiply |
manikin | (noun) a life-size dummy used to display clothes | Synonyms: form, manakin, mannequin, mannikin |
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(noun) a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal | Synonyms: homunculus, mannikin |
(noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions | Synonyms: fashion model, manakin, mannequin, mannikin, model |
manila | (noun) a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp | Synonyms: manila paper, manilla, manilla paper |
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manilla | (noun) a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp | Synonyms: manila, manila paper, manilla paper |
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manioc | (noun) cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca | Synonyms: bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, tapioca plant |
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(noun) cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca | Synonyms: cassava |
(noun) a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics | Synonyms: cassava, cassava starch, manioca |
manioca | (noun) a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics | Synonyms: cassava, cassava starch, manioc |
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manipulability | (noun) the quality of being controllable by skilled movements of the hands | - |
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manipulable | (adjective) easily managed (controlled or taught or molded) | Synonyms: tractable |
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manipulate | (verb) treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed | - |
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(verb) hold something in one's hands and move it | - |
(verb) maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage | Synonyms: control, keep in line |
(verb) manipulate in a fraudulent manner | Synonyms: rig |
(verb) influence or control shrewdly or deviously | Synonyms: pull strings, pull wires |
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception | Synonyms: cook, fake, falsify, fudge, misrepresent, wangle |
manipulation | (noun) exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage | Synonyms: use |
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(noun) the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means | Synonyms: handling |
manipulative | (adjective) skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage | - |
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manipulatively | (adverb) in an artfully manipulative manner | - |
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manipulativeness | (noun) The quality of using manipulation purposefully, of tending to manipulate others. | - |
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manipulator | (noun) an agent that operates some apparatus or machine | Synonyms: operator |
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(noun) a person who handles things manually | - |
maniraptor | (noun) advanced carnivorous theropod; regarded as surviving today as living birds | - |
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mankind | (noun) all of the living human inhabitants of the earth | Synonyms: human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, man, world |
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manky | (adjective) inferior and worthless | - |
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manlike | (adjective) possessing qualities befitting a man | Synonyms: manful, manly |
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(adjective) resembling human beings | Synonyms: anthropoid |
(adjective) characteristic of a man | Synonyms: male, manful, manly, virile |
manliness | (noun) the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male | Synonyms: manfulness, virility |
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manly | (adjective) possessing qualities befitting a man | Synonyms: manful, manlike |
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(adjective) characteristic of a man | Synonyms: male, manful, manlike, virile |
(adverb) in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man | Synonyms: manfully |
manna | (noun) (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus | Synonyms: manna from heaven, miraculous food |
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(noun) hardened sugary exudation of various trees | - |