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Definition of Male

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Proper noun. The capital of the Maldives ¹

2. Adjective. Belonging to the sex which produces sperm. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

3. Adjective. Pertaining to or associated with men, or male animals (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

4. Adjective. (biology) Inherently characteristic of the male of a species (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

5. Adjective. (figuratively) Of instruments or tools: designed to fit into or penetrate a "female" counterpart, as in a connector or pipe fitting (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

6. Noun. Someone of male, masculine gender, whether human, (sexual) animal or (sexual) plant ¹

7. Noun. A member of the sex that has organs which produce sperm ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Male

malbrouck malbroucks malconformation malconformations malcontent malcontented malcontentedly malcontents maldanian maldevelopment

maldevelopments maldigestion maldison maldistribution maldonite male-odour male-patterned baldness male-spirited male aristocrat male berry

male body male bonding male breast male chauvinism male chauvinist male chauvinists male chest male child

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