men
/mɛn/
noun
(The) people, humanity, man(kind).
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ENABLE
Noun 2 meanings
(The) people, humanity, man(kind).
Enlisted personnel (as opposed to commissioned officers).
“"Muster up the men in the barracks at 0600," the lieutenant said to his sergeant.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English men, from Old English menn (“people”), from Proto-Germanic *manniz, nominative plural of Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person”). Cognate with German Männer (“men”), Danish mænd (“men”), Swedish män (“men”). More at man.
MEN at a glance
MEN has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + N 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #271 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with men
All rhymes- WOMEN10
- GENTLEMEN12
- AMEN6
- SPECIMEN14
- FISHERMEN17
- CARMEN10
- ABDOMEN12
- BUSINESSMEN15
- POLICEMEN15
- FRESHMEN16
- RAMEN7
- REGIMEN10
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