Douglas

[ duhg-luh s ]

/ ˈdʌg ləs /

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noun

Sir Jamesthe Black Douglas, 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.

James, 2nd Earl of,1358?–88, Scottish military leader.

KirkIssur Danielovitch Demsky, born 1916, U.S. actor.

Lloyd C(as·sel)

[kas-uh l] /ˈkæs əl/, 1877–1951, U.S. novelist and clergyman.

Michael,born 1944, U.S. actor and producer (son of Kirk Douglas).

Stephen A(rnold),1813–61, U.S. political leader and statesman.

William O(r·ville)

[awr-vil] /ˈɔr vɪl/, 1898–1980, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1939–75.

a city on and the capital of the Isle of Man: resort.

a city in SE Arizona.

a town in central Georgia.

a male given name: from a Scottish word meaning “black water.”

Words nearby Douglas

doughnut, doughnut hole, dought, doughty, doughy, Douglas, douglas bag, douglas cul-de-sac, douglas fir, douglas hurd, douglas pouch

Definition for douglas (2 of 2)

Man

[ man ]

/ mæn /

noun

Isle of, an island of the British Isles, in the Irish Sea. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). Capital: Douglas.

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It got it all out there… Gene Hackman and Douglas… Melvyn Douglas is amazing.
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Douglas Wilder became the first African American governor of any state since Reconstruction in Virginia in 1990.
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Douglas McArthur McCain and Abdirahman Muhamed grew up in Minnesota.
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That was the sad and screwy logic that propelled Douglas McAuthur McCain and his pal Troy Kastigar.
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It was a friendship that would have meant much to Douglas, even if it had not led to an interesting romance.
Stephen A. Douglas|Allen Johnson
I have talked with Mr. Williams about it many times and with Douglas.
Children of the Market Place|Edgar Lee Masters
Douglas accepted the statement at face value, a fact which failed to surprise Kennon.
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Douglas is seeing about it now and she says they have plenty of dry bed linen.
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He was sent to Douglas Hospital in this city, where he lay nearly a year undergoing great suffering from his wound.
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British Dictionary definitions for douglas (1 of 5)

Douglas¹

/ (ˈdʌɡləs) /

noun

a town and resort on the Isle of Man, capital of the island, on the E coast. Pop: 25 347 (2001)

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Douglas²

/ (ˈdʌɡləs) /

noun

C (lifford) H (ugh). 1879–1952, British economist, who originated the theory of social credit

Gavin. ?1474–1522, Scottish poet, the first British translator of the Aeneid

Keith (Castellain). 1920–44, British poet, noted for his poems of World War II: killed in action

Michael K (irk). born 1944, US film actor; his films include Romancing the Stone (1984), Wall Street (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), and Wonder Boys (2000)

(George) Norman. 1868–1952, British writer, esp of books on southern Italy such as South Wind (1917)

Tommy, full name Thomas Clement Douglas (1904–86). Canadian statesman: premier of Saskatchewan 1944–61

British Dictionary definitions for douglas (3 of 5)

man

/ (mæn) /

noun plural men (mɛn)

an adult male human being, as distinguished from a woman

(modifier) male; masculinea man child

archaic a human being regardless of sex or age, considered as a representative of mankind; a person

(sometimes capital) human beings collectively; mankindthe development of man

Also called: modern man

a member of any of the living races of Homo sapiens, characterized by erect bipedal posture, a highly developed brain, and powers of articulate speech, abstract reasoning, and imagination
any extinct member of the species Homo sapiens, such as Cro-Magnon man

a member of any of the extinct species of the genus Homo, such as Java man, Heidelberg man, and Solo man

an adult male human being with qualities associated with the male, such as courage or virilitybe a man

manly qualities or virtuesthe man in him was outraged

a subordinate, servant, or employee contrasted with an employer or manager
(in combination)the number of man-days required to complete a job

(usually plural) a member of the armed forces who does not hold commissioned, warrant, or noncommissioned rank (as in the phrase officers and men)

a member of a group, team, etc

a husband, boyfriend, etcman and wife

an expression used parenthetically to indicate an informal relationship between speaker and hearer

a movable piece in various games, such as draughts

Southern African slang any person: used as a term of address

a vassal of a feudal lord

as one man with unanimous action or response

be one's own man to be independent or free

he's your man he's the person needed (for a particular task, role, job, etc)

man and boy from childhood

sort out the men from the boys or separate the men from the boys to separate the experienced from the inexperienced

to a man

unanimously
without exceptionthey were slaughtered to a man

interjection

informal an exclamation or expletive, often indicating surprise or pleasure

verb mans, manning or manned (tr)

to provide with sufficient people for operation, defence, etcto man the phones

to take one's place at or near in readiness for action

falconry to induce (a hawk or falcon) to endure the presence of and handling by man, esp strangers

Derived forms of man

manless, adjective

Word Origin for man

Old English mann; related to Old Frisian man, Old High German man, Dutch man, Icelandic mathr

usage for man

The use of man to mean human beings in general is often considered sexist. Gender-neutral alternatives include human beings, people and humankind . The verb to man can also often be replaced by to staff, to operate and related words

British Dictionary definitions for douglas (4 of 5)

Man¹

/ (mæn) /

noun the Man (sometimes not capital) US

Black slang a White man or White men collectively, esp when in authority, in the police, or held in contempt

slang a drug peddler

British Dictionary definitions for douglas (5 of 5)

Man²

/ (mæn) /

noun

Isle of Man an island in the British Isles, in the Irish Sea between Cumbria and Northern Ireland: a UK Crown Dependency (but not part of the United Kingdom), with its own ancient parliament, the Court of Tynwald; a dependency of Norway until 1266, when for a time it came under Scottish rule; its own language, Manx, became extinct in the 19th century but has been revived to some extent. Capital: Douglas. Pop: 86 159 (2013 est). Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)

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Idioms and Phrases with douglas

man

In addition to the idioms beginning with man

man about town
man in the street
man of few words
man of his word
man of the moment
man of the world
many a
many hands make light work
many happy returns
many is the

also see:

as one (man)
company man
dead soldier (man)
dirty joke (old man)
every man for himself
every man has his price
girl (man) Friday
hatchet man
hired hand (man)
ladies' man
low man on the totem pole
marked man
new person (man)
no man is an island
odd man out
(man) of few words
one man's meat is another man's poison
own man
right-hand man
see a man about a dog
to a man

Also see undermen.

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noun plural men (mɛn)

interjection

verb mans, manning or manned (tr)

Derived forms of man

Word Origin for man

usage for man

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noun the Man (sometimes not capital) US

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