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  1. 1. a. Evil; wicked; bad. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Same as Mail, a bag. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. Consisting of males; as, a male choir. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. An animal of the male sex. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. A plant bearing only staminate flowers. Source: opted
  10. 10. adj. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation Source: wordnet
  11. 11. adj. characteristic of a man Source: wordnet
  12. 12. adj. for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys Source: wordnet

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