maleˈness noun

male chauvinism noun

male chauvinist or male chauvinist pig noun (informal; derogatory)

A man who believes in the superiority of men over women and behaves accordingly (abbrev MCP)

maleˈ-fern noun

An elegant woodland fern formerly thought to be the male of the lady fern

male menopause noun

A critical period of change affecting late middle-aged men, often marked by decline in sexual power, loss of energy and decisiveness, etc

male orchis noun

The early purple orchis (cf Orchis)

male order noun (architecture)

The Doric order

male pattern baldness noun

The form of alopecia commonly affecting adult males

male rhymes plural noun

Those in which stressed final syllables correspond

male screw see under screw