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"
one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
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"
an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"
take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"
lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"
having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights"
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"
abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining morning"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny"
splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court"
characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay"
characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"
clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"
showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste; "looked with a jaundiced eye on the growth of regimentation"; "takes a jaundiced view of societies and clubs"
affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
having the white lustrous sheen of silver; "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen"
made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets"
turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively"
make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair"
coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace"