husband-man

  • 101husband — noun a married man considered in relation to his wife. verb use (resources) economically. Derivatives husbander noun (rare). husbandhood noun husbandless adjective husbandly adjective Origin OE (in the senses male head of a household and steward… …

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  • 102husband — I. n. Spouse, married man. II. v. a. Save, economize, spend frugally, manage with frugality …

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  • 103husband*/*/*/ — [ˈhʌzbənd] noun [C] the man that a woman is married to …

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  • 104husband — n. & v. n. a married man esp. in relation to his wife. v.tr. manage thriftily; use (resources) economically. Derivatives: husbander n. husbandhood n. husbandless adj. husbandlike adj. husbandly adj. husbandship n. Etymology: OE husbonda house… …

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  • 105old man — n Informal. 1. graybeard, old timer, old boy, elderly man, grandfather, venerable, patriarch, Methuselah; centenarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, sexagenarian; senior citizen, golden ager, Inf. oldster; gaffer, codger, Sl. geezer; fogey, Sl.… …

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  • 106A ship's husband — Husband Hus band, n. [OE. hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. h?sbonda master of the house; h?s house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob. fr. Icel. h?sb[=o]ndi house master, husband; h?s house + b?andi… …

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  • 107To be one's own man — Man Man (m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Men} (m[e^]n). [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf.… …

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  • 108jealous husband — man who is suspicious and possessive of his wife (especially in regards to her interactions with other men) …

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  • 109The Man in Grey (novel) — Infobox Book | name = The Man in Grey title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the 1918 First Edition author = Baroness Orczy illustrator = cover artist = country = UK language = English series = genre = Historical novel publisher =… …

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  • 110The Man Outside — For other uses, see The Man Outside (disambiguation). Title page of the first German print (July 1947) The Man Outside (German: Draußen vor der Tür, literally Outside, at the Door) is a play by …

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