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{literary or humorous) a man’s penis. People use ‘manhood’ to avoid saying ‘penis’. ( A penis [W) X, @P $3 H ) 4 [U] (literary) all the men of a country — 0 7 : The nation's manhood died on the battlefields of world wan.

7 „ — compare womanhood 'man-hour noun [usually pi ] the amount of work done by one person in one hour XBf ( ^A^/ffBf $JX# H ) man-hunt /'maenhAnt/ noun an organized search by a lot of people for a criminal or a prisoner who has escaped (        it*!

mania /'meinia/ noun 1 [c, usually sing., U] ~ (for sth/for doing sth) an extremely strong desire or enthusiasm for sth, often shared by a lot of people at the same time (      iHl ) 1KW1, $E&,

EEC] craze: He had a mania for fast cars. flfeJiAAX $E0 0 Football mania is sweeping the country.

2 [U] {psychology X') a mental illness in which sb has an obsession about sth that makes them extremely anxious, violent or confused -mania combining form (in nouns j$; & is]) mental illness of a particular type -Mi ■ ■ • if: kleptomania 15 M ► -maniac (in nouns $45 is]): a pyromaniac

ma niac /‘meiniaek/ noun 1 {informal) a person who behaves in an extremely dangerous, wild, or stupid waylfAM^^It (   MS ) WA; SsCT; & A

FffiTl madman : He was driving like a maniac. “ft 7 {FI itfe JF 7 <>    2 a person who has an extremely strong

desire or enthusiasm for sth, to an extent that other people think is not normal    7;     HTfl

fanatic 3 {psychology X) a person suffering from mania ®| £E & & #;  7: o homicidal maniac A ATE

► ma niac adj. [only before noun]: a maniac driver/fan/

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ma-ni-acal /ma'naiakl/ adj. wild or violent $EIf ^

H Gfj: maniacal laughter $£5f (ft manic /‘maemk/ adj. 1 (informal) full of activity, excite­ment and anxiety; behaving in a busy, excited, anxious wayff»:#J; 3^ (ft; ttSLW EOT! hectic- Things are manic in the office at the moment.

'tt$Lo 0 The performers had a manic energy and enthu­siasm.      o 2 {psychology X)

connected with mania(2) iff manic mood swings IFj&A# W'lf        ► manic-ally /-kli/ adv.: I rushed

around manically, trying to finish the housework. ffcXtt

, manic de’pression noun [u] = bipolar disorder .manic-depressivend/., noun = bipolar mani-cure/'maemkju0(r); NAmE -kjor/ noun, verb mnoun [C, U] the care and treatment of a person’s hands and nails      ; 3b ¥ 3^31: to have a manicure #

Jb FP — compare pedicure

■                  verb [VN] to care for and treat your hands and nails H

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manicured /'maemkjuad; NAmE -kjurd/ adj. 1 (of hands or fingers 7 $7 3a) with nails that are neatly cut and polished ffXjf’Si#};       2 (of gardens, a

lawn, etc.        very neat and well cared for

manicurist /'maemkjuarist; /Mm£ -kjur-/ noun a person whose job is the care and treatment of the hands and nails       slip;  ^7^

mani fest /'maemfest/ verb, oc//'., noun mverb {formal) 1 [VN] ~ sth (in sth) to show sth clearly, especially a feeling, an attitude or a quality , j# it

fix ( Ataltii.     ) SEd DEMONSTRATE:

Social tensions were manifested in the recent political crisis.          2[VN]

~ itself (in sth) to appear or become noticeable fifjfi; fj£ A££jft!!j SCI appear: The symptoms of the disease manifested themselves ten days later, f jcjg,   EfJ

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adj. ~ (to sb) (in sth) | - (in sth) {formal) easy to see or understand Bffiftj; fiMfifiW Hg71 clear : His nervousness was manifest to all those present. Jjff

o The anger he felt is manifest in his paintings.  4X

► mani fest ly adv.: manifestly unfair Bi]fiX47T- 0 The party has manifestly failed to achieve its goal, —

noun {technical Ain) a list of goods or passengers on a ship or an aircraft (      ) ##-,

manitest ation /.maenife'steifn/ noun (formal) 1 [C, u] ~ (of sth) an event, action or thing that is a sign that sth exists or is happening; the act of appearing as a sign that sth exists or is happening fix; A^P; Ax: The riots are a clear manifestation of the people’s discontent. it$LW®iteAl$7A'fn#JXii1f 0 Some manifest­ation of your concern would have been appreciated, ff ^ A3$fH —®AXifc£F To 2 [C] an appearance of a ghost or spirit (         ) fifjfi, fiM: The church is

the site of a number of supernatural manifestations. &

mani festo /.maem'festao; NAmE -'festou/ noun {pi. -os) a written statement in which a group of people, espe­cially a political party, explain their beliefs and say what they will do if they win an election m. W: an elec­tion manifesto   o the party manifesto S&^jlLllf

mani fold /'maemfaold; NAmE-fould/ adj., noun u adj. (formal) many; of many different types ^ (ft; #

The possibilities were manifold. #

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m noun {technical A iff) a pipe or chamber with several openings for taking gases in and out of a car engine jfc£ If (       ) : the exhaust manifold

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mani kin (also man-ni-kin) /'maemkin/ noun 1 a model of the human body that is used for teaching art or medicine (      ) AWmM 2 {old-

fashioned) a very small man fXfi; 7$SA EBG3 dwarf Ma-nila (also Ma-nilla) /ma'mla/ noun [U] strong brown paper, used especially for making envelopes man ioc / maenink; NAmE -a:k/ noun [U] = cassava ma-nipu-late /ma'mpjuleit/ verb [VN] 1 ~ (sb into sth/into doing sth) (disapproving) to control or influence sb/sth, often in a dishonest way so that they do not realize it ( Bb ‘b )    IPlT She uses her charm

to manipulate people.          g        Ac 0

As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion.        o They

managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help. fMjiit 2 to control or use sth in a skilful way {£#]: to manipulate the

gears and levers of a machine

0 Computers are very efficient at manipulating information, if3 {tech­nical Ai«) to move a person’s bones or joints into the correct position IE # ; ff M 0 ► ma-nipu-la-tion /ma.nipju'leijn/ noun [U, C]: Advertising like this is a cynical manipulation of the elderly.

^Ji®#^¥Ao o data manipulation  o

manipulation of the bones of the back # ft # ^

manipulative /ma'mpjalativ; NAmE -leitiv/ adj. 1 (disapproving) skilful at influencing sb or forcing sb to do what you want, often in an unfair way # X Efj;       AW 2 (formal) connected with

the ability to handle objects skilfully fft; fjfsh

ff tis A : manipulative skills such as typing and knit­ting        mmn&i&m

manipu lator /ma'mpjuleita(r)/ noun (often disap­proving) a person who is skilful at influencing people or situations in order to get what they want %

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man-kind /maen'kaind/ noun [u] all humans, thought about as one large group; the human race A: the history of mankind A (HJ M 5^. 0 on invention for the good of all mankind       —*35 A 0J —see also

humankind — compare womankind manky /'maerjki/ adj. {BrE, informal) dirty and unpleas­ant Iff Iff dT

manly /'maenli/ adj. (often approving) having the qualities or physical features that are admired or