male

male¹ W2S3 [meıl] adj

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: masle, male, from Latin masculus; MASCULINE]

1.) typical of or relating to men or boys

≠ ↑female

→↑masculine

▪ a deep male voice

▪ traditional male values

▪ Until now, motor-racing has largely been a male preserve . (=something that only men have been involved with)

2.) a male person or animal cannot have babies or lay eggs

≠ ↑female

▪ adult male bears

▪ Many women earn less than their male colleagues.

3.) a male plant or flower cannot produce fruit

≠ ↑female

4.) technical a male ↑plug has parts that stick out and that fit into a hole or ↑socket

≠ ↑female

male ²

male² W3 n

1.) a male animal

≠ ↑female

▪ The male is usually bigger and more brightly coloured than the female.

2.) a man

≠ ↑female

▪ Police described her attacker as a white male aged about 25.