WordNet is a semantic lexicon for the English language. It was created and is being maintained at the Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University under the direction of psychology professor George A. Miller.
The purpose is twofold: to produce a combination of dictionary and thesaurus that is more intuitively usable, and to support automatic text analysis and artificial intelligence applications.
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half*, climate, weather, arctic, cyclone, storm, woman, meteorology>, prognostication
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adult male, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, homo, human, humanity, humankind, humans, human being, human beings, human race, Isle of Man, man, mankind, military man, military personnel, piece, serviceman, valet, valet de chambre, world,
1. NOUN. (man)
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
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Homo erectus, Homo soloensis, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens, Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Rhodesian man, Homo rhodesiensis,
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2. NOUN. (man)
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"
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3. NOUN. (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"
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4. NOUN. (man)
one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
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5. NOUN. (man)
an adult male person (as opposed to a woman)
"there were two women and six men on the bus"
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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,
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6. NOUN. (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"
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7. NOUN. (man)
an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
"the army will make a man of you"
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8. NOUN. (man)
the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
"it was every man for himself"
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9. NOUN. (man)
a male subordinate
"the chief stationed two men outside the building"
"he awaited word from his man in Havana"
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10. NOUN. (man)
someone who serves in the armed forces
a member of a military force
"two men stood sentry duty"
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air force officer, commander, artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner, bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy, commando, ranger, draftee, conscript, inductee, enlisted person, Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier, military officer, officer, noncombatant, occupier, striper, veteran, vet, ex-serviceman, veteran, veteran soldier, volunteer, military volunteer, voluntary,
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11. NOUN. (man)
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
"Jeeves was Bertie Wooster''s man"
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12. VERB. (man)
provide with men
"We cannot man all the desks"
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crew,
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13. VERB. (man)
take charge of a certain job
occupy a certain work place
"Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
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