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MEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The force of workers available
Synonyms:
hands; manpower; men; work force; workforce
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("men" is a kind of...):
force; personnel (group of people willing to obey orders)
Meronyms (parts of "men"):
shift (a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time)
Meronyms (members of "men"):
crew; gang; work party (an organized group of workmen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "men"):
complement; full complement (number needed to make up a whole force)
Context examples:
Half of all men and a third of women will get a diagnosis of cancer in their lifetime.
(Cancer--Living with Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
I speak, you know, only of such men as have hearts! pressing his own with emotion.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
It occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare.
(Breast Carcinoma, NCI Dictionary)
Men can have breast cancer, too, but the number of cases is small.
(Breast Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
It is the most common urologic disorder in men, causing blockage of urine flow.
(Benign prostatic hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
The patches often occur on sun-exposed areas of the skin and in older white men.
(Bowen disease, NCI Dictionary)
Breast cancer occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare.
(Breast Cancer, NCI Dictionary)
Both men and women can get it.
(Chlamydia Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
There are also health conditions that only affect men, such as prostate cancer and low testosterone.
(Men's Health, NIH)
When something goes wrong in this system, it can cause serious problems, including: • Blood pressure problems • Heart problems • Trouble with breathing and swallowing • Erectile dysfunction in men
(Autonomic Nervous System Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
