–noun

1.	an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.

2.	a member of the species Homo sapiens or all the members of this species 3fb collectively, without regard to sex: prehistoric man.

3.	the human individual as representing the species, without reference to sex; the human race; humankind: Man hopes for peace, but prepares for war.

4.	a human being; person: to give a man a chance; When the audience smelled the smoke, it was every man for himself.

5.	a husband.

6.	a male lover or sweetheart.

7.	a male follower or subordinate: the king's men. He's the boss's number one man.

8.	a male employee or representative, esp. of a company or agency: a Secret Service man; a man from the phone company.

9.	a male having qualities considered typical of men or appropriately masculine: Be a man. The army will make a man of you.

10.	a male servant.

11.

a valet.

12.	enlisted man.

13.	an enthusiast or devotee: I like jazz, but I'm essentially a classics man. 1202

14.	Slang. male friend; ally: You're my main man.

15.	a term of familiar address to a man; fellow: Now, now, my good man, please calm down.

16.	Slang. a term of familiar address to a man or a woman: Hey, man, take it easy.

17.	one of the pieces used in playing certain games, as chess or checkers.

18.	History/Historical. a liegeman; vassal.

19.	Obsolete. manly character or courage.

20.

the man, Slang. a. a person or group asserting authority or power over another, esp. in a manner experienced as being oppressive, demeaning, or threatening, as an employer, the police, or a dominating racial group. b. a person or group upon whom one is dependent, as the drug supplier for an addict. Also, the Man.

–verb (used with object)

21.	to furnish with men, as for service or defense.

22.	to take one's place for service, as at a gun or post: to man the ramparts.

23.	to strengthen, fortify, or brace; steel: to man oneself for the dangers ahead.

24.	Falconry. to accustom (a hawk) to the presence of men.

–interjection

25.	Slang. an expression of surprise, enthusiasm, dismay, or other strong feeling: Man, what a ball game!

—Idioms

26.	as one man, in complete agreement or accord; unanimously: They arose as one man to protest the verdict.

27.	be one's own man, a. to be free from restrictions, control, or dictatorial influence; be independent: Now that he has a business he is his own man. b. to be in complete command of one's faculties: After a refreshing nap he was again his own man.

28.	man and boy, ever since childhood: He's been working that farm, man and boy, for more than 50 years.

29.	man's man, a man who exemplifies masculine qualities.

30.	to a man, with no exception; everyone; all: To a man, the members of the team did their best.

–conjunction

1.	(used to connect gram d36 matically coordinate words, phrases, or clauses) along or together with; as well as; in addition to; besides; also; moreover: pens and pencils.

2.	added to; plus: 2 and 2 are 4.

3.	then: He read for an hour and went to bed.

4.	also, at the same time: to sleep and dream.

5.	then again; repeatedly: He coughed and coughed.

6.	(used to imply different qualities in things having the same name): There are bargains and bargains, so watch out.

7.	(used to introduce a sentence, implying continuation) also; then: And then it happened.

8.	Informal. to (used between two finite verbs): Try and do it. Call and see if she's home yet.

9.	(used to introduce a consequence or conditional result): He felt sick and decided to lie down for a while. Say one more word about it and I'll scream.

10.	but; on the contrary: He tried to run five miles and couldn't. They said they were about to leave and then stayed for two more hours.

11.	(used to connect alternatives): He felt that he was being forced to choose between his career and his family.

12.	(used to introduce a comment on the preceding clause): They don't like each other—and with good reason.

13.	Archaic. if: and you please. Compare an 2 .

–noun

14.	an added condition, stipulation, detail, or particular: He accepted the job, no ands or buts about it.

15.	conjunction (def. 5b).

—Idioms

16.	and so forth, and the like; and others; et cetera: We discussed traveling, sightseeing, and so forth.

17.	and so on, and more things or others of a similar kind; and the like: It was a summer filled with parties, picnics, and so on.

–noun

1.	the female human being (distinguished from man ).

2.	an adult female person.

3.	a female attendant to a lady of rank.

4.

a wife.

5.	the nature, characteristics, or feelings often attributed to women; womanliness.

6.	a sweetheart or paramour; mistress.

7.	a female employee or representative: A woman from the real estate agency called.

8.	a female person who cleans house, cooks, etc.; housekeeper: The woman will be in to clean today.

9.	women collectively: Woman is no longer subordinate to man.

–verb (used with object)

10.	to put into the company of a woman.

11.	to equip or staff with women.

12.	Obsolete. to cause to act or yield like a woman.

–adjective

13.	of women; womanly.

14.	female: a woman plumber.

—Idiom

15.	be one's own woman, (of females) to be free from restrictions, control, or dictatorial influence; be independent.