man of the world noun

A man with experience of the pains and (esp sexual) pleasures of life

man-of-warˈ or man-o'-warˈ noun (pl men-of-warˈ or men-o'-warˈ)

1. A warship
2. A soldier (archaic or facetious)
3. (in full man-of-war bird) the frigate bird
4. (see also Portuguese man-of-war under Portuguese)

manˈ-of-war's-man noun

A man who serves on board a warship

manˈ-orchid noun

An orchid (Aceras anthropophora) whose flowers have a human-like shape

manˈpack noun

A package of supplies or equipment designed to be carried by one person

manˈpower noun

1. The agency or energy of people in doing work
2. The rate at which a person can work
3. Available resources in population or in able-bodied people

Manpower Services Commission noun

The former name for the Training Agency (see under train¹)

manˈ-queller noun (Shakespeare)

A man-killer, a murderer

manˈrider or manriding train noun

The formal name for a paddy train (qv)

manˈriding adjective

Used of equipment on oil rigs that is used by personnel and is built to a higher standard of safety than material-handling systems

manˈrope noun (nautical)

A rope railing on a gangway or ladder

manˈ-servant noun (pl menˈ-servants)

A male servant

manˈshift noun

The work done by one person in one shift or work period

manˈ-size or manˈ-sized adjective

1. Suitable for, or requiring, a man
2. Very big (informal)

manˈslaughter noun

1. The killing of a man
2. Unlawful homicide without malice aforethought (law)

manˈ-slayer noun

A person who kills a man

manˈ-stealer noun

A person who steals people, esp to make slaves of them

manˈtrap noun

1. A trap for catching trespassers
2. Any source of potential danger
3. A woman who takes a mischievous pleasure in attracting and acquiring men (informal)

manˈ-watching noun

The study of body language

manˈ-week or manˈ-year noun (pl manˈ-weeks or manˈ-years)

A week's or year's work by one person

menˈfolk or menˈfolks plural noun

Male people, esp a woman's male relatives

men's movement noun

A movement begun in the USA in opposition to the women's movement (qv under woman), aiming to uphold the traditional role of men in society

mensˈwear noun

Clothing for men

as one man

1. All together
2. Unanimously

be one's own man

To be independent, not answerable to anyone else

be someone's man

To be exactly the person someone is seeking for a particular purpose

make a man of

To help a young man to acquire the characteristics associated with a mature adult

man alive

An exclamation of surprise

man and boy

From childhood to adulthood

man to man

1. One man to another as individuals in fight or talk
2. Frank(ly) and confidential(ly)

man up

(informal) to accept responsibility in the manner of a mature person

men in grey suits

Unseen establishment figures holding the ultimate power in an organization, political party, etc

old man of the sea see under old

our man in…

A company or government representative in, or journalist covering, a particular area

separate (or sort out) the men from the boys

To serve as a test of ability, calibre, courage, etc

the Man of Sin (religion)

The Antichrist

to a man

Without exception

world /wûrld/

noun

1. The earth
2. The earth and its inhabitants
3. The universe
4. The system of things
5. The present state of existence
6. Any analogous state
7. Any planet or heavenly body
8. Public life or society
9. A sphere of interest or activity
10. Environment
11. The public
12. The materialistically minded
13. Mundane interests
14. A secular life
15. The course of life
16. One of the three kingdoms of nature
17. A class or division
18. A part, or a related group of parts, of the world, historically, sociologically or geographically speaking, as in Ancient World, Third World, Old World
19. A great deal, as in did her a world of good
20. A large quantity, as in a world of ills
21. Time, as in world without end
22. The realm of possibility, as in nothing in the world
23. The ungodly (Bible)

worldˈed adjective

Containing worlds

worldˈie noun (slang)

Something of world-class quality

worldˈliness noun

worldˈling noun

1. Someone who is devoted to worldly pursuits and temporal possessions
2. A mortal (obsolete)

worldˈly adjective

1. Relating to the world, esp as distinguished from the world to come
2. Devoted to this life and its enjoyments
3. Bent on gain
4. Having knowledge and experience of the ways of the world
5. Mortal (obsolete)

adverb

In a worldly manner

worldˈwide adjective and adverb

(extending) over, or (found) everywhere in, the world

World Bank noun

The popular name of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, an agency of the United Nations set up in 1945 to make loans to poorer countries

worldˈ-beater noun (informal)

A person, product, enterprise, etc that is supreme in its class

worldˈ-beating adjective

worldˈ-class adjective

Good enough to be classed with or compete with the best in the world

World Court noun

The popular name of the Permanent Court of International Justice (since 1946 the International Court of Justice) at the Hague, set up under the League of Nations in 1921 to settle or advise on disputes between states

World Cup noun

A competition in some sport, notably football, between teams representing different countries, usu involving qualifying rounds and a final tournament

world-faˈmous adjective

Known or renowned throughout the world

world language noun

A language either widely used internationally or designed for international use

world line noun (physics)

A curving line in space-time representing the path of a particle during its existence

worldˈly-mindˈed adjective

Having one's mind set on the present world, material possessions, etc

worldˈly-mindˈedness noun

worldly-wiseˈ adjective

Having the wisdom of those experienced in, and affected by, the ways of the world, knowing, cynical

world music noun

Popular folk music with its origins in non-western cultures, particularly African culture, esp as produced by non-Western artists

worldˈ-old adjective

Exceedingly ancient

world power noun

A state, group of states, etc, strong enough to make its influence felt in world politics

worldˈscale noun

The scale of freight rates for oil tankers

World Series noun (baseball)

A set of championship matches played annually between the winners of the major leagues

worldˈ-shaking or worldˈ-shattering adjective (often ironic)

Devastatingly important

world sheet noun (physics)

The 2-dimensional space occupied by a string in its space-time history

worldˈ-view noun

Outlook on or attitude to the world or life

World War noun

A war of worldwide scope, esp the Great War of 1914–18 (First World War, World War I) and that of 1939–45 (Second World War, World War II)

worldˈ-weariness noun

worldˈ-weary or worldˈ-wearied adjective

Tired of the world, bored with life

World Wide Web noun (computing)

A network of Internet documents accessed by hypertext protocols

all the world

1. Everybody
2. Everything

(all) the world and his wife (informal)

1. Everybody
2. An ill-assorted assembly

best (or worst) of both worlds

The advantage (or disadvantage) of both alternatives in a choice

bring into the world

1. To give birth to
2. To attend the birth of, deliver

carry the world before one

To pass through every obstacle to success

come into the world

To be born

come up (or down) in the world

To rise (or fall) in social status

dead to the world (informal)

1. Deeply asleep
2. In a drunken stupor

First World see under first

for all the world (informal)

Precisely or entirely (as if)

Fourth World see under fourth

go to the world (Shakespeare)

To get married

in another world (informal)

Not in touch with reality

in the world

Used intensively, esp after an interrogative pronoun or adverb

it's a small world

An indication of surprise, interest, etc at meeting someone in unexpected and unlikely circumstances

man (or woman) of the world

Someone experienced in the ways of the world

next world

Life after death

not for the world

Not for any reward, not under any circumstances

not the end of the world

Not a fatal setback

on top of the world (informal)

In a state of great elation or happiness

out of this world

Wonderful, delightful, good beyond all experience

Second World see under second¹

set the world on fire

To create a sensation, have spectacular success

the New World

The western hemisphere, the Americas

the Old World

The eastern hemisphere, comprising Europe, Africa and Asia

the other world

The non-material sphere, the spiritual world

the whole world

The sum of what is contained in the world

the world is one's oyster see under oyster

the world over

Throughout the world, worldwide

the world's end

The most distant point possible

the world, the flesh and the devil

Temptations of the kind that notoriously distract one from the path of virtue

the world to come

The next world, the life after death

think the world of

To be very fond of

Third World see under third

worlds apart

As different as is possible

world without end

Eternally (worldˈ-without-endˈ adjective)