8-letter words containing man
- man-hour — a man who is honored by a group.
- man-made — produced, formed, or made by humans.
- man-mark — to stay close to (a specific opponent) to hamper his or her play
- man-trap — an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- man-year — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on a standard number of man-days in a year of work.
- manacing — Present participle of manace.
- manacled — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- manacles — Plural form of manacle.
- managers — Plural form of manager.
- managery — Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.
- managing — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- manakins — Plural form of manakin.
- manannan — the god of the sea and son of Ler.
- manarola — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- manassas — a town in NE Virginia: battles of Bull Run 1861, 1862.
- manasseh — the first son of Joseph. Gen. 41:51.
- manatees — Plural form of manatee.
- mancando — in a fading manner
- manchego — a Spanish cheese made from ewes' milk
- manchild — a male child; boy; son.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- mancozeb — A grayish-yellow pesticide.
- mandaean — a member of an ancient Gnostic sect extant in Iraq.
- mandalas — Plural form of mandala.
- mandalay — a city in central Burma (Myanmar), on the Irrawaddy River: the former capital of Upper Burma.
- mandalic — Of, or pertaining to, a mandala.
- mandamus — a writ from a superior court to an inferior court or to an officer, corporation, etc., commanding that a specified thing be done.
- mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- mandated — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- mandates — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- mandator — a person who gives a mandate.
- mandays' — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy; based on a standard number of man-hours in a day of work.
- mandella — A decorative Native American object, derived from a traditional ceremonial shield.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- mandingo — a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.
- mandinka — Malinke.
- mandioca — cassava.
- mandolin — a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- mandorla — A pointed oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art.
- mandrake — a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form.
- mandrels — Plural form of mandrel.
- mandrill — a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
- maneater — Alternative spelling of man-eater.
- maneless — the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- manequin — Dated form of mannequin.
- maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- maneuvre — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of maneuver.
- manfully — having or showing boldness, courage, or strength; resolute.
- mangabey — any of several slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, inhabiting forests of Africa: some species are endangered.