Isle of Man

noun

Man, Isle of.

Definition for isle of man (2 of 2)

Man

[ man ]

/ mæn /

noun

Isle of, an island of the British Isles, in the Irish Sea. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). Capital: Douglas.

British Dictionary definitions for isle of man (1 of 4)

Isle of Man

noun

See (Isle of) Man 2

British Dictionary definitions for isle of man (2 of 4)

man

/ (mæn) /

noun plural men (mɛn)

an adult male human being, as distinguished from a woman

(modifier) male; masculine a man child

archaic a human being regardless of sex or age, considered as a representative of mankind; a person

(sometimes capital) human beings collectively; mankind the development of man

Also called: modern man

a member of any of the living races of Homo sapiens, characterized by erect bipedal posture, a highly developed brain, and powers of articulate speech, abstract reasoning, and imagination
any extinct member of the species Homo sapiens, such as Cro-Magnon man

a member of any of the extinct species of the genus Homo, such as Java man, Heidelberg man, and Solo man

an adult male human being with qualities associated with the male, such as courage or virility be a man

manly qualities or virtues the man in him was outraged

a subordinate, servant, or employee contrasted with an employer or manager
(in combination)the number of man-days required to complete a job

(usually plural) a member of the armed forces who does not hold commissioned, warrant, or noncommissioned rank (as in the phrase officers and men)

a member of a group, team, etc

a husband, boyfriend, etc man and wife

an expression used parenthetically to indicate an informal relationship between speaker and hearer

a movable piece in various games, such as draughts

Southern African slang any person: used as a term of address

a vassal of a feudal lord

as one man with unanimous action or response

be one's own man to be independent or free

he's your man he's the person needed (for a particular task, role, job, etc)

man and boy from childhood

sort out the men from the boys or separate the men from the boys to separate the experienced from the inexperienced

to a man

unanimously
without exceptionthey were slaughtered to a man

interjection

informal an exclamation or expletive, often indicating surprise or pleasure

verb mans, manning or manned (tr)

to provide with sufficient people for operation, defence, etc to man the phones

to take one's place at or near in readiness for action

falconry to induce (a hawk or falcon) to endure the presence of and handling by man, esp strangers

Derived forms of man

manless, adjective

Word Origin for man

Old English mann; related to Old Frisian man, Old High German man, Dutch man, Icelandic mathr

usage for man

The use of man to mean human beings in general is often considered sexist. Gender-neutral alternatives include human beings, people and humankind . The verb to man can also often be replaced by to staff, to operate and related words

British Dictionary definitions for isle of man (3 of 4)

Man ¹

/ (mæn) /

noun the Man (sometimes not capital) US

Black slang a White man or White men collectively, esp when in authority, in the police, or held in contempt

slang a drug peddler

British Dictionary definitions for isle of man (4 of 4)

Man ²

/ (mæn) /

noun

Isle of Man an island in the British Isles, in the Irish Sea between Cumbria and Northern Ireland: a UK Crown Dependency (but not part of the United Kingdom), with its own ancient parliament, the Court of Tynwald; a dependency of Norway until 1266, when for a time it came under Scottish rule; its own language, Manx, became extinct in the 19th century but has been revived to some extent. Capital: Douglas. Pop: 86 159 (2013 est). Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)

Idioms and Phrases with isle of man

man

In addition to the idioms beginning with man

man about town
man in the street
man of few words
man of his word
man of the moment
man of the world
many a
many hands make light work
many happy returns
many is the

also see:

as one (man)
company man
dead soldier (man)
dirty joke (old man)
every man for himself
every man has his price
girl (man) Friday
hatchet man
hired hand (man)
ladies' man
low man on the totem pole
marked man
new person (man)
no man is an island
odd man out
(man) of few words
one man's meat is another man's poison
own man
right-hand man
see a man about a dog
to a man

Also see undermen.

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Isle of Man

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Definition for isle of man (2 of 2)

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noun

British Dictionary definitions for isle of man (2 of 4)

noun plural men (mɛn)

interjection

verb mans, manning or manned (tr)

Derived forms of man

Word Origin for man

usage for man

British Dictionary definitions for isle of man (3 of 4)

noun the Man (sometimes not capital) US

British Dictionary definitions for isle of man (4 of 4)

noun

Idioms and Phrases with isle of man