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MALE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("male" is a kind of...):
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "male"):
sire (male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse)
colt (a young male horse under the age of four)
male horse (the male of species Equus caballus)
bullock; steer (castrated bull)
Antonym:
female (an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Male" is a part of...):
Maldives; Republic of Maldives (a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("male" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Meronyms (parts of "male"):
male body (the body of a male human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "male"):
boy wonder (an extremely talented young male person)
blighter; bloke; chap; cuss; fella; feller; fellow; gent; lad (a boy or man)
foster-brother; foster brother (your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents)
macho (a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo)
boy; male child (a youthful male person)
male offspring; man-child (a child who is male)
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
man (a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman)
man (an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent))
mother's son (a male person)
sirrah (formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger)
Antonym:
female (a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies)
Derivation:
male (for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys)
male (characteristic of a man)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
Example:
a male holly tree
Classified under:
Similar:
male (for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys)
antheral; staminate (capable of fertilizing female organs)
phallic; priapic (resembling or being a phallus)
priapic (overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality)
young-begetting (capable of fathering offspring)
Also:
masculine (associated with men and not with women)
Attribute:
gender; sex; sexuality (the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Antonym:
androgynous (having both male and female characteristics)
female (being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop)
Derivation:
maleness (the properties characteristic of the male sex)
Sense 2
Meaning:
For or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
Example:
the male population
Classified under:
Similar:
male (being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation)
Derivation:
male (a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies)
maleness (the properties characteristic of the male sex)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Characteristic of a man
Example:
manly sports
Synonyms:
male; manful; manlike; manly; virile
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
masculine (associated with men and not with women)
Derivation:
male (a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies)
maleness (the properties characteristic of the male sex)
Context examples:
An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination that is often used with radiation therapy to treat a certain type of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma in males.
(OEPA, NCI Dictionary)
It is an exophytic, warty, slow growing tumor, usually affecting older males.
(Oral Cavity Verrucous Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It occurs most commonly in young people and affects more males than females.
(Osteogenic sarcoma, NCI Dictionary)
The estates went, as you may remember, in the male line.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A drug that blocks the effects of male hormones in the body.
(Nilutamide, NCI Dictionary)
You are at greater risk if you are: • Male and over 40 years old • Exposed to certain workplace chemicals • Infected with HPV • A smoker
(Nasal Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
This strain is susceptible to a variety of neoplasms including testicular, adrenal, pituitary, and skin and ear duct tumors in males and pituitary, uterine, mammary, and adrenal tumors in females.
(ACI/Seg, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein plays a role in the development of the male reproductive system.
(Muellerian-Inhibiting Factor, NCI Thesaurus)
A gland in the male reproductive system just below the bladder.
(Murine Prostate, NCI Thesaurus)
A gland in males that surrounds the neck of the BLADDER and the URETHRA.
(Murine Prostate, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
