manus
nounEtymology
Borrowed from Latin manus (“hand”). Doublet of mano.
Definitions
A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding…
A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.
plural of manu
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A surname from Irish.
An island and a province in northern Papua New Guinea.
A subgroup of about two dozen Oceanic languages located on Manus Island and nearby…
A subgroup of about two dozen Oceanic languages located on Manus Island and nearby offshore islands in Manus Province.
The neighborhood
Derived
amand, amanuensis, Bimana, bimanous, command, countermand, longimanous, mainport, maintain, manacle, manciple, maniable, manichord, manicure, manifest, maniform, maniple, manitrunk, manner, manoeuvre, manuable, manual, manufact, manufacture, manumotor, manuscribe, manuscript, manuscription, manutergium, massage, masturbate, mortmain, pedimane, Quadrumana, remand, signum manus
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for manus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA