| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| manning | present participle & vb. noun | of Man |
| manable | adjective | Marriageable. |
| manacle | noun | A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; — usually in the plural., To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of the limbs or natural powers. |
| managed | imp. & past participle | of Manage |
| manager | noun | One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater., A person who conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist., A contriver; an intriguer. |
| manakin | noun | Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridae. They are mostly natives of Central and South America. some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families., A dwarf. See Manikin. |
| manatee | noun | Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; — called alsosea cow. |
| manbote | noun | A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant). |
| manchet | noun | Fine white bread; a loaf of fine bread. |
| mandate | noun | An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept., A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation., A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous. |
| mandioc | noun | Alt. of Mandioca |
| mandore | noun | A kind of four-stringed lute. |
| mandrel | noun | A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of manufacture; an arbor., The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley. |
| mangily | adverb | In a mangy manner; scabbily. |
| mangled | imp. & past participle | of Mangle |
| mangler | noun | One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it., One who smooths with a mangle. |
| mangoes | plural | of Mango |
| manhead | noun | Manhood. |
| manhole | noun | A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing. |
| manhood | noun | The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman., Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution. |
| manihoc | noun | Alt. of Manihot |
| manihot | noun | See Manioc. |
| manikin | noun | A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin., A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position, etc. |
| manilla | adjective | Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city., A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa., A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa., Same as Manila. |
| manilio | noun | See Manilla, 1. |
| manille | noun | See 1st Manilla, 1. |
| maniple | adjective | A handful., A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company., Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service. |
| manitou | noun | Alt. of Manitu |
| mankind | noun | The human race; man, taken collectively., Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race., Human feelings; humanity., Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel. |
| manless | adjective | Destitute of men., Unmanly; inhuman. |
| manlike | adjective | Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly. |
| manling | noun | A little man. |
| mannide | noun | A white amorphous or crystalline substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and distinct from, but convertible into, mannitan. |
| mannish | adjective | Resembling a human being in form or nature; human., Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine., Fond of men; — said of a woman. |
| mannite | noun | A white crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus); — called also mannitol, and hydroxy hexane. Cf. Dulcite., A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the Laminaria saccharina, or devil’s apron. |
| manrent | noun | Homage or service rendered to a superior, as to a lord; vassalage. |
| manrope | noun | One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship. |
| mansion | noun | A dwelling place, — whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter., The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension., A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8., The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution., To dwell; to reside. |
| manteau | noun | A woman’s cloak or mantle., A gown worn by women. |
| mantled | imp. & past participle | of Mantle |
| mantlet | noun | See Mantelet. |
| mantrap | noun | A trap for catching trespassers., A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into which one may fall. |
| mantuan | adjective | Of or pertaining to Mantua., A native or inhabitant of Mantua. |
| manuary | adjective | Manual., An artificer. |
| manumit | verb t. | To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave. |
| manured | imp. & past participle | of Manure |
| manurer | noun | One who manures land. |