Definition of males Males

/mejˈlz/ - [meylz] -

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What does males mean?

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  • males (Noun)
    Plural of male.

Part of speech

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  • males, noun, plural of male.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: males

male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
  male person
  female person, female an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
  mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism
  male body the body of a male human being
  boy wonder an extremely talented young male person
  bloke, fella, blighter, feller, lad, cuss, gent, chap, fellow port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
  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
  male child, boy a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform"
  male offspring, man-child a child who is male
  adult male, man game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
  man game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
  man game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
  mother's son a male person; "every mother's son who could walk was there"
male - an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
  female an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
  animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna, creature a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  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
male - the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands

Adjective

male, maler, malest

male - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree"
  female being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"
  androgynous having both male and female characteristics
  masculine associated with men and not with women
  sexuality, gender, sex a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
  biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms
  male being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree"
  antheral, staminate capable of fertilizing female organs
  phallic, priapic resembling or being a phallus; "a phallic symbol"; "phallic eroticism"; "priapic figurines"
  priapic overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality; "priapic episodes"; "priapic victories"
male - characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
  manful, manlike, manly, virile
  masculine associated with men and not with women
male - for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys; "the male lead"; "the male population"
  male being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • male (Noun)
    Someone of male masculine gender.
  • male (Noun)
    A human of male masculine gender; a member of the sex that has organs which produce sperm.
  • male (Noun)
    A sexual animal of male masculine gender; a member of the sex that has organs which produce sperm.
  • male (Noun)
    A sexual plant of male masculine gender.
  • male (Adjective)
    Belonging to the sex which produces sperm, which in humans and many other species is the one which has XY chromosomes.
  • male (Adjective)
    Pertaining to or associated with men, or male animals.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • male (a.)
    Evil; wicked; bad.
  • male (n.)
    Same as Mail, a bag.
  • male (v. t.)
    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.
  • male (v. t.)
    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.
  • male (v. t.)
    Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage.
  • male (v. t.)
    Consisting of males; as, a male choir.
  • male (v. t.)
    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 (n.)
    An animal of the male sex.
  • male (n.)
    A plant bearing only staminate flowers.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • male
    A member of the sex that begets young by fertilizing ova.
  • male
    Of, relating to, or denoting a member of the sex that begets young by fertilizing ova.
  • male
    An adult human member of the sex that begets young by fertilizing ova.
  • male
    The sex, the members of which beget young by fertilizing ova.
  • male
    (of a plug) Having pins that can be inserted into a matching socket to make an electrical connection.
  • male
    ISO 639-6 entity
  • male
    The capital city of the Maldives.

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  • Malé (Dhivehi: މާލެ) is the capital city of Maldives. It has a population 81,647 (2004). The city is located on Malé Island in the Kaafu Atoll. Although Malé is located in Kaafu Atoll, but administratively it is not considered part of it. A commercial harbor is located in the Island. It is the center of all commercial activities in the country. Many government buildings and agencies are located on the waterfront. Malé International Airport is close to Hulhule Island which includes a seaplane base for internal transportation.
  • Male is one of the two sexes. Most species have two sexes - male and female. Human males are men or boys; human females are women or girls. The two sexes have different sexual organs They also often have different functions. The female gives birth to children with the semen provided by the male. In many human societies, females often were involved in gathering, while men used to hunt. Nowadays, we find that females are just as good as males at doing most tasks.

Part of speech

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  • male, noun, singular of males.
  • male, adjective, not comparable.

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