Word Study
men (root: man)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun men has 1 sense
- men(n = noun.group) hands, manpower, work force, workforce - the force of workers available; Array is a kind of force, personnel
has particulars: complement, full complement
has parts: shift
CIDE DICTIONARY
men, n.
men, pron. [OE. me, men. “Not the plural of man, but a weakened form of the word man itself.” Skeat.].
A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite one or they. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
"Men moot give silver to the poure friars."
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"A privy thief, men clepeth death."
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THESAURUS
men
Everyman, John Doe, Public, body politic, citizenry, common man, commonwealth, community, community at large, crew, employees, estate, everybody, everyman, everyone, everywoman, fighting force, firepower, folk, folks, force, forces, gang, general public, gentry, hands, help, hired help, male sex, man, manhood, mankind, menfolk, menfolks, nation, nationality, people, people in general, personnel, persons, polity, populace, population, public, retinue, servantry, society, staff, state, sword side, the big battalions, the help, troops, units, work force, world, you and me
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