Male : adj
1: being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes
(spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in
generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree" [ant:
female, androgynous]
2: for or composed of men or boys; "the male lead"; "masculine
attire"
3: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
[syn: manful, manlike, manly, virile]
(noun)
1: an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can
fertilize female gametes (ova) [ant: female]
2: a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
[syn: male person] [ant: female]
3: the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands [syn: Male]
Based on WordNet 2.0
|
|
Male- \Male-\
See Mal-.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
Male : \Male\, a. [L. malus. See Malice.]
Evil; wicked; bad. [Obs.] --Marston.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
Male : \Male\, n.
Same as Mail, a bag. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
Male : \Male\, a. [F. m[^a]le, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus
male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man.
Cf. Masculine, Marry, v. t.]
1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates
young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces
spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female;
as, male organs.
2. (Bot.) Capable of producing fertilization, but not of
bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of
the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them.
3. Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of
a male; masculine; as, male courage.
4. Consisting of males; as, a male choir.
5. (Mech.) Adapted for entering another corresponding piece
(the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as,
a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a
male screw, etc.
Male berry (Bot.), a kind of coffee. See Pea berry.
Male fern (Bot.), a fern of the genus Aspidium ({A.
Filixmas), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp.
against the tapeworm. Aspidium marginale in America, and
A. athamanticum in South Africa, are used as good
substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See
Female fern, under Female.
Male rhyme, a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree,
as laid, afraid, dismayed. See Female rhyme, under
Female.
Male screw (Mech.), a screw having threads upon its
exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a
corresponding nut or female screw.
Male thread, the thread of a male screw.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
Male : \Male\, n.
1. An animal of the male sex.
2. (Bot.) A plant bearing only staminate flowers.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
MALE. Of the masculine sex; of the sex that begets young; the sex opposed to
the female. Vide Gender; Man; Sex; Worthiest of blood.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
|
|
Male : Male: The traditional definition of male was "an individual of the sex that produces sperm" (or some such). However, things are not so simple today. Male can be defined by physical
appearance, by chromosome constitution (see Male chromosome complement), or by gender identification.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
|
|
|
|
