Male
Definition of Male
Pronunciation: māl a. | 1. | Evil; wicked; bad. | n. | 1. | Same as Mail, a bag. | a. | 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. | n. | 1. | An animal of the male sex. | | 2. | (Bot.) A plant bearing only staminate flowers. |
Related Words
andric, bull, gentleman, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, he, him, his, hombre, homme, male being, male person, man, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, spear, uneffeminate, virile
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