Men

  • 11men — plural of MAN (Cf. man) (n.). To separate the men from the boys in a figurative sense is from 1943; earliest uses tend to credit it to U.S. aviators in World War II. One of the most expressive G.I. terms to come out of the late strife was that s… …

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  • 12men´ac|er — men|ace «MEHN ihs», noun, verb, aced, ac|ing. –n. something that threatens; threat: »In dry weather, forest fires are a great menace. A whispering menace that chilled brain and blood (Walter de la Mare). –v.t. to threaten: »Floods menaced the… …

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  • 13Men|sa — Men|sa1 «MEHN suh», noun, genitive Men|sae. a southern constellation. Men|sa2 «MEHN suh», noun. an international club for people of superior intelligence who must take a series of intelligence tests before being accepted as members. ╂[< Latin… …

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  • 14Men — (m[e^]n), n., pl. of {Man}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15-men — [men, mən] combining form pl. of MAN * * * …

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  • 16men — [men] n the plural of ↑man …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17men — n. force of workers that is available mæn n. adult male human; human being, person; human race, mankind; husband, boyfriend (Informal); game piece used in board games like checkers or chess v. supply with men (as for service, defense, etc.);… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 18men — meñ prt. ben, bene: Meñ buvai Salantūs? Kal …

    Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • 19men- — *men germ., Verb: nhd. hervorstehen; ne. stand (Verb) out; Hinweis: s. *manja , *manō; Etymologie: idg. *men (1), Verb, ragen, emporragen, Pokorny 726; Literatur: Falk/Torp 308 …

    Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • 20menþ- — *menþ germ., Verb: nhd. kauen; ne. chew; Hinweis: s. *menþila ; Etymologie: idg. *ment (2), Verb, Substantiv, kauen, Gebiss, Mund (Maskulinum), Pokorny 732; Literatur …

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