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| Adam |
according to the Old Testament, the name of the first man, created by God from dust, and the progenitor of the human race. |
| ad hominem |
(Latin) to the man; appealing to a personal interest, emotion, or prejudice rather than to rationality. [1/2 definitions] |
| adman |
advertising man. |
| Adonis |
in Greek mythology, a young man loved by Aphrodite because of his great beauty. [2 definitions] |
| adulterer |
one, esp. a man, who commits adultery. |
| aircraft |
any man-made vehicle that can fly through the air, such as an airplane, helicopter, glider, or balloon. |
| American dream |
the American ideal that any man or woman may obtain material wealth, equality, freedom, and the like. |
| anthropocentric |
assuming man to be the most important purpose or being of the universe. [1/2 definitions] |
| antiman |
combined form of man. |
| ape-man |
an extinct primate representing the transitional point in evolution between apes and modern man. (Cf. missing link.) |
| apogee |
the point in the orbit of the moon or of a man-made satellite that is farthest from the earth. (Cf. perigee.) [1/2 definitions] |
| Apollo |
(l.c.) any very handsome young man. [1/2 definitions] |
| atlas |
an architectural column in the form of a man. [1/5 definitions] |
| atonement |
(cap.) in Christianity, the bringing into harmony of God and man through Jesus Christ's life and sacrifice. [2/3 definitions] |
| bachelor |
an unwed man, esp. one who has never married. [1/2 definitions] |
| ball boy |
a boy or young man who retrieves stray balls during a tennis or baseball game, or who has charge of balls used in practice, as in football and basketball. |
| bandsman |
a boy or man who plays in a musical band. |
| barman |
a man who mixes or serves drinks in an establishment selling alcoholic beverages; bartender. |
| barrage |
a man-made obstruction placed in a waterway to slow the flow or increase the depth of the water; dam. [1/3 definitions] |
| beard |
the facial hair of a man, or the extended growth of such hair. [1/4 definitions] |
| beau |
a man whose dress and etiquette reflect great concern for style; dandy; fop. [1/2 definitions] |
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