Man Definition–noun | 1. | an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman. |
| 2. | a member of the species Homo sapiens or all the members of this species collectively, without regard to sex: prehistoric man. |
| 3. | the human individual as representing the species, without reference to sex; the human race; humankind: Man hopes for peace, but prepares for war. |
| 4. | a human being; person: to give a man a chance; When the audience smelled the smoke, it was every man for himself. |
| 6. | a male lover or sweetheart. |
| 7. | a male follower or subordinate: the king's men. He's the boss's number one man. |
| 8. | a male employee or representative, esp. of a company or agency: a Secret Service man; a man from the phone company. |
| 9. | a male having qualities considered typical of men or appropriately masculine: Be a man. The army will make a man of you. |
| 13. | an enthusiast or devotee: I like jazz, but I'm essentially a classics man. |
| 14. | Slang. male friend; ally: You're my main man. |
| 15. | a term of familiar address to a man; fellow: Now, now, my good man, please calm down. |
| 16. | Slang. a term of familiar address to a man or a woman: Hey, man, take it easy. |
| 17. | one of the pieces used in playing certain games, as chess or checkers. |
| 18. | History/Historical. a liegeman; vassal. |
| 19. | Obsolete. manly character or courage. |
| 20. | the man, Slang. | a. | a person or group asserting authority or power over another, esp. in a manner experienced as being oppressive, demeaning, or threatening, as an employer, the police, or a dominating racial group. |
| b. | a person or group upon whom one is dependent, as the drug supplier for an addict. |
Also, the Man. |
–verb (used with object) | 21. | to furnish with men, as for service or defense. |
| 22. | to take one's place for service, as at a gun or post: to man the ramparts. |
| 23. | to strengthen, fortify, or brace; steel: to man oneself for the dangers ahead. |
| 24. | Falconry. to accustom (a hawk) to the presence of men. |
–interjection | 25. | Slang. an expression of surprise, enthusiasm, dismay, or other strong feeling: Man, what a ball game! |
—Idioms| 26. |
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as one man, in complete agreement or accord; unanimously: They arose as one man to protest the verdict. |
| 27. | be one's own man, | a. | to be free from restrictions, control, or dictatorial influence; be independent: Now that he has a business he is his own man. |
| b. | to be in complete command of one's faculties: After a refreshing nap he was again his own man. |
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| 28. | man and boy, ever since childhood: He's been working that farm, man and boy, for more than 50 years. |
| 29. | man's man, a man who exemplifies masculine qualities. |
| 30. | to a man, with no exception; everyone; all: To a man, the members of the team did their best. |
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Brief Definition–adjective | 1. | lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; a brief stay in the country. |
| 2. | using few words; concise; succinct: a brief report on weather conditions. |
| 4. | scanty: a brief bathing suit. |
–noun | 5. | a short and concise statement or written item. |
| 6. | an outline, the form of which is determined by set rules, of all the possible arguments and information on one side of a controversy: a debater's brief. |
| 7. | Law. | a. | a writ summoning one to answer to any action. |
| b. | a memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case. |
| c. | a written argument submitted to a court. |
| d. | (in England) the material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case. |
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| 8. | an outline, summary, or synopsis, as of a book. |
| 9. | briefs, (used with a plural verb ) close-fitting, legless
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underpants with an elastic waistband. |
| 11. | Roman Catholic Church. a papal letter less formal than a bull, sealed with the pope's signet ring or stamped with the device borne on this ring. |
| 12. | British Theater. a free ticket; pass. |
–verb (used with object) | 14. | to make an abstract or summary of. |
| 15. | to instruct by a brief or briefing: They brief all the agents before assigning them. |
| 16. | Law. to retain as advocate in a suit. |
—Idioms| 17. | hold a brief for, to support or defend by argument; endorse. |
| 18. | in brief, in a few words; in short: The supervisor outlined in brief the duties of the new assistant. |
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