8-letter words starting with man
- 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.
- manganic — of or containing manganese, especially in the trivalent state.
- manganin — Any of several alloys of copper, manganese and nickel used in the manufacture of electrical resistors because of the thermal stability of their resistance.
- mangbetu — a member of a people of the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- mangiest — Superlative form of mangy.
- mangling — to smooth or press with a mangle.
- mangonel — (formerly) any of various military engines for throwing large stones, darts, and other missiles.
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
- manholes — Plural form of manhole.
- manhours — Plural form of manhour.
- manhunts — Plural form of manhunt.
- maniable — (obsolete) manageable.
- maniacal — of or relating to mania or a maniac.
- manichee — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- manicure — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manifest — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- manifold — of many kinds; numerous and varied: manifold duties.
- maniform — shaped like a hand.
- manikins — Plural form of manikin.
- maniples — Plural form of maniple.
- manitoba — a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man. Capital: Winnipeg.
- manitous — Plural form of manitou.
- manjusri — a Bodhisattva personifying wisdom.
- manliest — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- mann act — an act of the U.S. Congress (1910) making it a federal offense to aid or participate in the interstate transportation of a woman for immoral purposes.
- mannaean — of or relating to the ancient kingdom of Mannai or its inhabitants.
- mannered — having manners as specified (usually used in combination): ill-mannered people.
- mannerly — having or showing good manners; courteous; polite.
- mannheim — Karl [kahrl;; German kahrl] /kɑrl;; German kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1893–1947, German sociologist.
- mannikin — a little man; dwarf; pygmy.
- mannitol — Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- manoever — Misspelling of manoeuvre or 'maneuver'.
- manolete — (Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- manorial — (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manouver — Misspelling of maneuver.
- manouvre — Misspelling of manoeuvre.
- manpower — power in terms of people available or required for work or military service: the manpower of a country.
- manrider — a train used to carry miners into a coal mine
- mansards — Plural form of mansard.
- manscape — A view of a group of people.
- manshift — the work accomplished by one person in one shift
- mansholt — Sicco Leendert (ˈsɪko ˈleːndərt). 1908–95, Dutch economist and politician; vice president (1958–72) and president (1972–73) of the European Economic Community Commission. He was the author of the Mansholt Plan for the agricultural organization of the European Economic Community
- mansions — Plural form of mansion.
- mansonry — mansions or dwelling places collectively
- mansuete — gentle or tame
- manswear — (transitive, UK dialectal) To swear falsely; perjure oneself.