men

noun

Definition of mennext
plural of man
1
as in males
an adult male human being several men will be needed to dig up the old tree stump in the backyard

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2
as in boyfriends
a male romantic companion I'm going to see my man again tonight

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3
as in guys
a member of the human race every man has a responsibility to safeguard the planet

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4
as in humanities
the human race man is always coming up with new advances in science and technology

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5
as in husbands
the male partner in a marriage I now pronounce you man and wife

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as in police
a body of officers of the law the crowd of onlookers quickly scattered when the man arrived on the scene

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Recent Examples of men The only men were the mayor, the three members of town council, the priest from the Catholic church, Father Michael, and the reverend from the Baptist church, as well as a man with a balding head and a full moustache, his suit pressed and clean. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 The two men lined up with left winger Vasily Podkolzin at the captain’s practice on Wednesday. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Virginia State Police found both men had been shot at a VDOT equipment yard while investigating a report of a shooting on July 24, according to the Marshals Service. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 The parallels between what happened and is still happening in Gaza right now and what happened during World War II clearly are not lost on some of the Israeli men and women interrogated here, even if the scale and details are certainly different. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 During his service, Stewart witnessed heavy losses among his men and carried deep guilt over the lives lost under his command. — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Women in midlife are also twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression as men — yet Knestrick says screening don’t always happen. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026 Two men were arrested in connection with the deaths on Wednesday, in a joint operation involving the State of Mexico Prosecutor’s Office, the federal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection and the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security. — Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 The detailed clinical guidelines had laid out separate testosterone deficiency screening paths for men and women that were to happen during their annual health assessments. — Idrees Ali, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for men
  1. males
  2. boyfriends
  3. guys
  4. humanities
  5. husbands
  6. police
  7. gentlemen
  8. boys
Noun
  • Two males and one female, the cubs were restless during Tuesday’s vaccination.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The lawbreakers were gathered this day on a cliff and a nearby arch, a crowd of around 50 young people — 14- to 20-year-olds, mostly males.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of males
Noun
  • The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs.
    — Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As well as the two ur-bad boyfriends from HBO’s Girls Christopher Abbott and Adam Driver who will portray, respectively, Professor Charles Xavier and Nathaniel Milbury/Mister Sinister.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of boyfriends
Noun
  • The guys who supposedly figured out how to travel across the ocean better than any NFL team before them.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • No, not Dakota, and not one of her top-three guys from The Bachelorette.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • Beowulf Sheehan Beowulf Sheehan is a photographer of portraiture and performance in the arts and humanities.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But in general, even a degree in the humanities and other non-STEM fields tends to result in higher incomes compared with those who never finished college.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of humanities
Noun
  • As the years go by, babies are born, parents get sick and die, careers are started then ended, wives and husbands are thwarted, and, eventually, sheets are strewn and booties are tapped.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Since wives were supposed to obey their husbands, men might be justified in physically disciplining them.
    — Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of husbands
Noun
  • Earlier this year, Johnson ordered Chicago police to collect evidence for possible felony charges against agents.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Based on the preliminary investigation, police believe the shooting occurred in a patio area and at least one adult was present at the time, Calzada said.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of police
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  • That, ladies and gentlemen, is why the stock of Amazon surged Friday and took its hyperscaler peers along for the ride.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a resident big band that sets the tempo for dancing—there are even gentlemen hosts available for ladies—and a DJ rocks the small disco late into the night.
    — Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of gentlemen
Noun
  • Jenkins said sextortion is another significant concern that can impact children with law enforcement seeing particularly serious impacts among teen boys.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • George is following in the footsteps of father Prince William and uncle Prince Harry, who also attended the boarding school for boys.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of boys

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