man

NOUNVERB /mɑn/
3 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M

man is a valid 3-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3A1N1
3 + 1 + 1 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING

What does man mean?

NOUN · 11 SENSES
2

An adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent).

“the army will make a man of you”

RELATED
3

The generic use of the word to refer to any human being.

“it was every man for himself”

4

An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman).

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
RELATED
5

A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer.

“Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man”

6

One of the British Isles in the Irish Sea.

SYNONYMS
7

Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage.

BROADER
8

All of the living human inhabitants of the earth.

“she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women”

9

Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games.

SYNONYMS
10

A male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman.

“she takes good care of her man”

ANTONYMS
11

A male subordinate.

“he awaited word from his man in Havana”

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Provide with workers.

“We cannot man all the desks”

“Students were manning the booths”

BROADER
NARROWER
2

Take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place.

“Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of man

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