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Pronunciation: māl
a.1.Evil; wicked; bad.
n.1.Same as Mail, a bag.
a.1.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.
2.(Bot.) 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.
3.Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage.
4.Consisting of males; as, a male choir.
5.(Mech.) 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 fern
(Bot.) a fern of the genus Aspidium (Aspidium Filixmas), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp. against the tapeworm. Aspidium marginale in America, and Aspidium athamanticum in South Africa, are used as good substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See Female fern, under Female.
Male rhyme
a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree, as laid, afraid, dismayed. See Female rhyme, under Female.
Male screw
(Mech.) a screw having threads upon its exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a corresponding nut or female screw.
Male thread
the thread of a male screw.
n.1.An animal of the male sex.
2.(Bot.) A plant bearing only staminate flowers.
Noun1.Malemale - an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
Antonyms:
female - an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
2.Malemale - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
Synonyms: male person
Antonyms:
female person, female - a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
3.Male - the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
Adj.1.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"
Antonyms:
androgynous - having both male and female characteristics
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"
2.male - for or composed of men or boys; "the male lead"; "masculine attire"
3.male - characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
Synonyms: manful, manlike, manly, virile

MALE. Of the masculine sex; of the sex that begets young; the sex opposed to the female. Vide Gender; Man; Sex; Worthiest of blood.

andric, bull, gentleman, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, he, him, his, hombre, homme, male being, male person, man, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, spear, uneffeminate, virile

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