Camel vs. Man

Cameladjective

Of a light brown color like that of a camel.

Camelnoun

A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its hoofs are small, and situated at the extremities of the toes, and the weight of the animal rests on the callous. The dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) has one bunch on the back, while the Bactrian camel (Camelus Bactrianus) has two. The llama, alpaca, and vicuña, of South America, belong to a related genus (Auchenia).

Camelnoun

A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted.

Camelnoun

cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

Camel

A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food (milk and meat) and textiles (fiber and felt from hair).

Mannoun

An adult male human.

Mannoun

(collective) All human males collectively: mankind.

Mannoun

A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. See usage notes.

Mannoun

(collective) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. Sometimes capitalized as Man.

Mannoun

A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.

Mannoun

(obsolete) A sentient being, whether human or supernatural.

Mannoun

An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.

Mannoun

Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.

Mannoun

A husband.

Mannoun

A lover; a boyfriend.

Mannoun

A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. Used as the last element of a compound.

Mannoun

A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. Used as the last element of a compound.

Mannoun

A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.

Mannoun

A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.

Mannoun

An adult male servant.

Mannoun

(historical) A vassal. A subject.

Mannoun

A piece or token used in board games such as chess.

Mannoun

Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.

Mannoun

A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.

Mannoun

A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.

Mannoun

(sports) A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.

Maninterjection

Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man.

Manverb

(transitive) To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).

Manverb

(transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).

Manverb

To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. Compare man up.

Manverb

To wait on, attend to or escort.

Manverb

To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people.

Mannoun

A human being; - opposed to beast.

Mannoun

An adult male person; a grown-up male person, as distinguished from a woman or a child.

Mannoun

The human race; mankind.

Mannoun

The male portion of the human race.

Mannoun

One possessing in a high degree the distinctive qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence of any kind.

Mannoun

An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject.

Mannoun

A term of familiar address at one time implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste; as, Come, man, we 've no time to lose! In the latter half of the 20th century it became used in a broader sense as simply a familiar and informal form of address, but is not used in business or formal situations; as, hey, man! You want to go to a movie tonight?.

Mannoun

A married man; a husband; - correlative to wife.

Mannoun

One, or any one, indefinitely; - a modified survival of the Saxon use of man, or mon, as an indefinite pronoun.

Mannoun

One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played.

Manverb

To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort.

Manverb

To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify.

Manverb

To tame, as a hawk.

Manverb

To furnish with a servant or servants.

Manverb

To wait on as a manservant.

Mannoun

an adult male person (as opposed to a woman);

Mannoun

someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force;

Mannoun

the generic use of the word to refer to any human being;

Mannoun

all of the inhabitants of the earth;

Mannoun

any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae

Mannoun

a male subordinate;

Mannoun

an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent);

Mannoun

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

Mannoun

a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer;

Mannoun

one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea

Mannoun

game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games;

Manverb

take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place;

Manverb

provide with men;

Man

A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent).