male

[US]/meɪl/
[UK]/meɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pertaining to or characteristic of men or boys; of, relating to, or constituting the sex that typically has the capacity to produce small, usually motile gametes (sperm cells) which fertilize the larger, usually non-motile gametes (eggs) in sexual reproduction
n. a male person; a male animal; a male plant.

Phrases & Collocations

male and female

male sterility

male parent

male friend

male sterile line

male chauvinism

male hormone

male chauvinist

male die

male nurse

alpha male

male thread

male sex hormone

male line

Example Sentences

the male of the species.

This is a male magazine.

There is a male plug.

a male bicolour damselfish.

a bastion of male chauvinism.

a deep male voice.

a largely male viewership.

The workforce is predominantly male.

the polarity between male and female.

the combination of male and female principles.

the nuptial plumage of male birds.

the subdominant male in a pride of lions.

a mannish stride.See Synonyms at male

The male reproductive organs are exterior to the body.

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