- man-eating
- adjective see man-eater
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
man-eating
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man-eating — man ,eating adjective 1. ) a man eating animal kills and eats people: a man eating lion/tiger 2. ) OFFENSIVE a man eating woman has sex with a lot of men and treats them badly ╾ man ,eater noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
man-eating — /man ee ting/, adj. feeding on or having an appetite for human flesh: a man eating tiger. [1600 10] * * * … Universalium
man-eating — UK / US adjective 1) a man eating animal kills and eats people a man eating lion/tiger 2) offensive a man eating woman has sex with a lot of men and treats them badly Derived word: man eater noun countable Word forms man eater : singular man… … English dictionary
man-eating — ADJ: ADJ n A man eating animal is one that has killed and eaten human beings, or that people think might do so. ...lakes that contain man eating sharks. ...man eating lions … English dictionary
man-eating — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : eating or having an appetite for human flesh * * * ˈman eating ; adjective only before noun • a man eating tiger Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
man-eating — adj. Man eating is used with these nouns: ↑shark, ↑tiger … Collocations dictionary
Man-eating tree — can refer to any of various legendary or cryptid carnivorous plants that are large enough to kill and consume a person or other large animal.[1] In actuality, the carnivorous plant with the largest known traps is probably Nepenthes rajah, which… … Wikipedia
Man Eating Bugs — Author(s) … Wikipedia
man-eating shark — n. A term applied to sharks that attack humans, especially the great white shark ({Carcharodon carcharias}), a large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas. Syn: great white shark, white shark, man eater, {Carcharodon carcharias}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
man-eating shark — n MAN EATER SHARK … Medical dictionary
man-eating adj — Does a man eating shark eat women, too? … English expressions
