man

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God

(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain

(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel

(Old Testament) son of Noah

(Old Testament) son of Noah

(Old Testament) eldest son of Noah

English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)

a man who is Black

a fellow Black man

(ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man

a man who is White

a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group

a white man married to a North American Indian woman

offensive term for an Asian man

used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'

a man who has never been married

(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt

a friendly informal reference to a grown man

an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth

a man who has been socially accepted into a group of other men

a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman

a man who is no longer a woman's boyfriend

a large and strong and heavyset man

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments

a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms

a man who ejaculates semen

a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name

a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction

a man who takes over all the functions of the real father

a man who is a foster parent

the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage

a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically

an informal form of address for a man

a disreputable or clumsy man

a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric

a man of refinement

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

informal abbreviation of `gentleman'

one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions

a man who is divorced from (or separated from) his wife

an informal term for a youth or man

an informal British term for a youth or man

a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English

a lively and ineffectual upper-class young man

a man in charge of children in an institution

a well-built sexually attractive man

a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband

a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship

a strong man of exceptional physical endurance

a man of great strength or bravery

any handsome young man

a man who is roughly between 45 and 65 years old

a middle-aged man with lecherous inclinations

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'

a familiar term of address for a man

a man who is very old

used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man

an elderly man

a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

the male head of family or tribe

a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up

a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses

an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse

a Portuguese title of respect; equivalent to English `Mr'

an adult male who shaves

used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately

an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English `sir'; used separately (not prefixed to his name)

term of address for a man

an ordinary man

a man who is virile and sexually active

(sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs)

a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried

a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them

any man noted for his amorous adventures

any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman)

a successful womanizer; a man who behaves selfishly in his sexual relationships with women

a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women

a man who is unusually successful at an early age

a teenager or a young adult male

a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)

French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)

Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)

a French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand (1619-1655)

United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911)

Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)

French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)

Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)

soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)

Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849)

soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)

English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)

Argentine soldier who became president of Argentina (1895-1974)

South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950)

Norman leader in the First Crusade who played an important role in the capture of Jerusalem (1078-1112)

French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)

Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93)

ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)

a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC)

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)

Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians

(Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC)

Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830)

United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)

Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)

British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)

United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)

conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil war that followed World War II he was defeated by the Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China until his death (1897-1975)

English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)

United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984)

Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)

United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)

British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)

commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)

English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)

English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)

United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)

Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981)

French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)

son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)

United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)

British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)

United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)

Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)

Roman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way; died when he was defeated by Hannibal (died 217 BC)

Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)

Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882)

18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)

general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)

British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)

general who commanded a Carthaginian army in Spain; joined his brother Hannibal in Italy and was killed by the Romans at the battle of Metaurus River (died 207 BC)

German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934)

(Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith

United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)

United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)

7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)

general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)

Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)

Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)

American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)

Roman general famous for self-indulgence and giving lavish banquets (circa 110-57 BC)

Roman general famous for giving lavish banquets (110-57 BC)

Spartan general who defeated the Athenians in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (died in 395 BC)

Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus he defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at the battle of Ipsus (circa 355-281 BC)

United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II; he accepted the surrender of Japan (1880-1964)

United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959)

United States general in charge of the Union troops at the Battle of Gettysburg (1815-1872)

Athenian general who defeated the Persians at Marathon (540-489)

United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)

English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976)

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815)

United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)

American Confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875)

Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)

United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)

French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807)

Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)

a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)

Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)

United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)

Macedonian general who accompanied Alexander the Great into Asia; founded a line of kings who reigned in Asia Minor until 65 BC (358-281 BC)

United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)

Indian general and nawab of Bengal who opposed the colonization of India by England; he captured Calcutta in 1756 and many of his prisoners suffocated in a crowded room that became known as the Black Hole of Calcutta; he was defeated at the battle of Plassey by a group of Indian nobles in alliance with Robert Clive (1728-1757)

United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946)

Roman general and dictator (138-78 BC)

Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)

1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950)

American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)

British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)

Greek general and historian; student of Socrates (430-355 BC)

Soviet general who during World Warr II directed the counteroffensive at Stalingrad and relieved Leningrad and captured Berlin (1896-1974)

British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)

British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)

French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815)

a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)

German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934)

French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II (1852-1931)

British field marshal (1850-1916)

Russian field marshal who commanded the Russian opposition to Napoleon (1745-1813)

German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944)

German field marshal in World War II who directed the conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive (1875-1953)

British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950)

United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)

British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)

English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)

Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943)

explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)

United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)

a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War

United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)

United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)

United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914)

United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966)

United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858)

United States admiral who advocated the development of nuclear submarines (1900-1986)

American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)

an officer in the airforce

a serviceman in the artillery

a serviceman in the navy

a member of a coastguard

a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare

someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating

a member of the crew of a submarine

a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids

someone who is drafted into military service

a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer

a male enlisted person in the armed forces

a female enlisted person in the armed forces

an enlisted person who is assigned to assist the cooks

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

a member of the United States Marine Corps

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer

an officer in the armed forces

a high-ranking military officer

the senior officer of a service of the armed forces

an officer in command of a military unit

a military officer holding a commission

a military officer who is not assigned to active duty

the officer second in command

a military officer responsible for investigations

a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation

an officer in the navy

a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel

holds rank by virtue of a warrant

a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)

a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)

a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country

a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service

a person who has served in the armed forces

a member of the American Legion

a serviceman who has seen considerable active service

(military) a person who freely enlists for service

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain

fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus

fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II

extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus

early man of late Pleistocene; skull resembles that of Neanderthal man but with smaller cranial capacity; found in Java

extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics

the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc

extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe

possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species

subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races

extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa

(board games) the darker pieces

one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers

a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward

any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess

(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color

(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

(chess) the weakest but the most important piece

a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

(chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank

(chess) the most powerful piece

game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.

(board games) the lighter pieces