Are you trying to hyphenate mans? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) There were two women and six men on the bus |
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Someone who serves in the armed forces A member of a military force Two men stood sentry duty |
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The generic use of the word to refer to any human being It was every man for himself |
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Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage |
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A male subordinate The chief stationed two men outside the building He awaited word from his man in Havana |
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An adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent) The army will make a man of you |
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A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man |
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A male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman She takes good care of her man |
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One of the British Isles in the Irish Sea |
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Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games He taught me to set up the men on the chess board He sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage |
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All of the living human inhabitants of the earth All the world loves a lover She always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women |
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Take charge of a certain job Occupy a certain work place Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning |
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Provide with workers We cannot man all the desks Students were manning the booths |