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Definition of Male

1. Noun. An animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova).

2. Adjective. Being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation. "A male holly tree"

3. Noun. A person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies.

4. Adjective. Characteristic of a man. "Manly sports"

5. Noun. The capital of Maldives in the center of the islands.

6. Adjective. For or pertaining to or composed of men or boys. "The male population"

Definition of Male

1. a. Evil; wicked; bad.

2. n. Same as Mail, a bag.

3. a. 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.

4. n. An animal of the male sex.

Definition of Male

1. an individual that begets young by fertilizing the female [n -S]

Medical Definition of Male

1. See Mal-. Evil; wicked; bad. Origin: L. Malus. See Malice. Same as Mail, a bag. 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. 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. 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, 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. Origin: F. Male, OF. Masle, mascle, fr. L. Masculus male, masculine, dim. Of mas a male; possibly akin to E. Man. Cf. Masculine, Marry. 1. An animal of the male sex. 2. A plant bearing only staminate flowers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Male

malcontent malcontent malcontented malcontentedly malcontents maldanian maldigestion maldistribution Maldivan Maldives

Maldive Islands Maldivian Maldon Maldonado-San Jose stain male (current term) male (current term) male-odour male-patterned baldness male-spirited maleate

maleate maleates maleate isomerase maleberry Malebranche malebranchism Malecite maleconformation malecontent Malecot catheter

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