Manus

Definition: Manus

Manus

Noun

1. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt".

"Manus" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be great".

Date "manus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Synonyms: Manus

Synonyms: hand (n), mitt (n), paw (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Government	Phrase: "a dog's obeyed in office"; cada uno tiene su alguazil; le Roi le veut; regibus esse manus en nescio longas; regnant populi; "the demigod Authority "; "the right divine of kings to govern wrong"; "uneasy lies the head that wears a crown".
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Manus

English words defined with "manus": Minimus, musculus abductor digiti minimi manus ♦ Ouster le main ♦ Purana. (references)

Specialty definitions using "manus": Kings have Long Hands ♦ Leonine Verses. (references)

Etymologies containing "manus": Adminicle, Amanuensis ♦ Bimanous ♦ Longimanous ♦ mandate, Manductor, Maniable, Maniform, Maniple, Manitrunk, manner, Mansuete, Manuary, manubrium, Manuduction, Manumotive, Manumotor, Manutenency ♦ Pedimana ♦ Quadrumane. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Manus" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Hungarian (bleeder, bloke, cat, fella, feller), Latin (band of soldiers, fist, gang, hand, hands, handwriting, manage, manicure, manufacture, trunk), Swedish (script).

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	Bhala Manus (1976)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Geology and Offshore Resources of Pacific Island Arcs--New Ireland and Manus Region, Papua New Guinea (Earthscience Series) (reference) Manus Lorne and the Hour of the Wolf [DOWNLOAD: MICROSOFT READER] (reference) My Friend Flanagan: tall tales told by Packie Manus Byrne (reference) Testaments of Time Search for Lost Manus (reference) The Ponam fish freezer : analysis of the failure of a small-scale development project in Manus Province (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid (left center) with General Douglas MacArthur (center) on the flag bridge of USS Phoenix (CL-46) during the pre-invasion bombardment of Los Negros Island, at the east end of Manus Island, 28 February 1944. At right is Colonel Lloyd Labrbas, acting aide to General MacArthur. Note 40mm quad gun mount in the background.Credit: NAVY.		With a sister ship in Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands, on 1 April 1944.Credit: NAVY.
	Under repair in the floating drydock ABSD-2, at Manus, Admiralty Islands, 4 December 1944. She had been hit by a Kamikaze off Leyte on 1 November 1944.Credit: NAVY.		Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid (left center) with General Douglas MacArthur (center) on the flag bridge of USS Phoenix (CL-46) during the pre-invasion bombardment of Los Negros Island, at the east end of Manus Island, 28 February 1944. At right is Colonel Lloyd Labrbas, acting aide to General MacArthur. Note 40mm quad gun mount in the background.Credit: NAVY.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Title	Author	Quote
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	Manus mortariumque bene lavato.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Manus" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 80.00% of the time. "Manus" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	80%	4	175,879
Noun (proper)	20%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	5	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "manus" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Manus	Last name	1,000	9,533
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"Manus" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be great".

The following table summarizes names related to "Manus."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Mogens	Male	Danish	Magnus
Magnus	Male	English	N/A
Mauno	Male	Finnish	Magnus
Manus	Male	Irish	Magnus
Magnus	Male	Scandinavian	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "manus": musculus abductor digiti minimi manus ♦ regibus esse manus en nescio longas. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "manus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		ruka (arm, hand). (various references)

Dutch		smaragdgroene slak (manus isle pearly mussel). (various references)

French		aponévrose palmaire profonde (fascia interossea dorsalis et volaris manus), aponévrose interosseuse antérieure (fascia interossea dorsalis et volaris manus). (various references)

German		Müllfahrer (garbage manUS), Fascia interossea dorsalis et volaris manus (fascia interossea dorsalis et volaris manus). (various references)

Pig Latin		anusmay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	dorsum manus, Papuina pulcherrima, Pupustyla pulcherrima. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 7, Verse 50
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ouci h ceir mou epoihsen tauta panta
Latin	405	Vulgate	Nonne manus mea fecit haec omnia
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Whether myn hoond made not alle these thingis?
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Hath not my honde made all these thinges?
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Hath not my hand made all these things?
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Hath not my hand made all these things?
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Did not my hand make all these things?
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Acts Chapter 7, Verse 50
Albanian	A nuk i bëri të gjitha këto gjëra dora ime?''.
Bulgarian	Коравовратни и с необрязано сърце и уши! вие всякога се противите на Светия �"ух; както правеха бащите ви, така правите и вие.
Cebuano	Dili ba gibuhat man sa akong kamot kining tanang mga butanga?`
Chinese	這一切不都是我手所 � 的麼。』
Croatian	Nije li ruka moja naèinila sve to?
Danish	Har ikke min Hånd gjort alt dette?"
Dutch	Heeft niet Mijn hand al deze dingen gemaakt?
Finnish	Eikö minun käteni ole tätä kaikkea tehnyt?`
French	N`est-ce pas ma main qui a fait toutes ces choses?...
German	Hat nicht meine Hand das alles gemacht?"
Haitian Creole	Eske se pa mwen ki fè tout bagay sa yo?
Hungarian	Nem az én kezem csinálta-é mindezeket?
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Bukankah Aku sendiri yang menjadikan segala sesuatu?' begitulah kata Allah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Bukankah sekaliannya ini perbuatan tangan-Ku juga?
Italian	Non forse la mia mano ha creato tutte queste cose?
Korean	이 모 �" 것 이 다 내 손 으 로 지 은 것 이 아 니 냐 함 과 같 으 니 라
Latvian	Vai ne mana roka visu to darîjusi? (Is.66,1-2)
Maori	Ehara ianei i toku ringa nana enei mea katoa i hanga?
Modern Greek	Η χειρ μου δεν εκαμε ταυτα παντα;
Norwegian	Har ikke min hånd gjort alt dette?
Portuguese	Não fez, porventura, a minha mão todas estas coisas?
Rumanian	N`a fqcut mkna Mea toate aceste lucruri?...``
Russian	оЕ нПС МЙ ТХЛБ УПФЧПТЙМБ ЧУЈ УЙЕ?
Shuar	Wiki winia uwejrujain Ashí najanachmakiaj" Tímiayi.'
Spanish	¿No hizo mi mano todas estas cosas?
Swahili	Ni nyumba ya namna gani basi mnayoweza kunijengea, na ni mahali gani nitakapopumzika? Vitu hivi vyote ni mimi nimevifanya, au sivyo?`
Swedish	Min hand har ju gjort allt detta.'
Thai	สิ่งเหล่านี้มือของเราไ�"้กระทำทั้งสิ้น มิใช่หรือ'
Ukrainian	Хіба не рука Моя все це створила?...
Uma	Hiaa' bo Aku' -di to mpajadi' hawe'ea-nae!' Wae-mi Lolita Pue'."
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "manus": manuscript, manuscripts. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Manus" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amandus, amantus, Amneus, hanus, Mabus, madus, maenus, mahu, majus, manas, Manaso, manaus, Manbu, manis, mannu, mannys, manos, Manouzi, manques, mansus, manuf, Manush, Manushi, manut, manuy, manys, manzur, Mapusa, masun, maun, maus, mauss, mauz, mentus, menues, menusc, monus, mundus, nanum, omanju. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "manus" (pronounced mā"nus)
4	-ā" n u s	gayness, heinous, pandanus.
3	-n u s	abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-m-n-s-u"
	-1 letter: amus, anus, mans, maun, muns.
	-2 letters: amu, man, mas, mun, mus, nam, nus, sau, sum, sun, uns.
	-3 letters: am, an, as, ma, mu, na, nu, um, un, us.
	Words containing the letters "a-m-n-s-u"
	+1 letter: animus, busman, dunams, fanums, humans, maunds, unarms, unjams, unmans, unmask, unseam, yamuns.
	+2 letters: acumens, alumins, alumnus, amounts, amusing, antrums, autumns, bushman, dustman, magnums, manitus, mantuas, manuals, manures, medusan, mustang, mutants, numbats, osmunda, outmans, pneumas, rhamnus, sanctum, solanum, stannum, summand, sunbeam, sunlamp, surname, tsunami, unmakes, unmasks, unseams, unsmart, uranism.
	+3 letters: agendums, albumens, albumins, aluminas, alumines, amiantus, aneurism, aneurysm, animuses, antismut, arcanums, assuming, augments, bimanous, bluesman, craniums, cumarins, duramens, enamours, fraenums, hafniums, hahniums, hanumans, houseman, humanest, humanise, humanism, humanist, huntsman, infamous, ladanums, laminous, mahuangs, mandamus, manhunts, manitous, manteaus, manumits, manurers, maunders, maundies, medusans, melanous, menstrua, mensural, mundanes, muntjacs, muntjaks, murrains, musician, mustangs, mutagens, natriums, naturism, neuromas, numerals, nutmeats, organums, osmundas, panicums, pantoums, pullmans, romaunts, sanctums, scandium, seamount, simulant, solanums, soundman, sphagnum, stannums, stuntman, subhuman, summands, sunbeams, sunbeamy, sunlamps, superman, surnamed, surnamer, surnames, tamandus, tantrums, tinamous, tsunamic, tsunamis, unamused, unclamps, unfamous, unmakers, unmasked, unmasker, unseamed, unshamed, uranisms, uraniums, urbanism.
	+4 letters: abutments, aconitums, actiniums, alburnums, aluminous, aluminums, ambushing, ammoniums, amusement, amusingly, aneurisms, aneurysms, anomalous, anonymous, antiserum, argentums, arguments, atheneums, bunkmates, calumnies, campusing, cosmonaut, coumarins, dumbcanes, eudaemons, franciums, fumigants, galbanums, geraniums, gourmands, guardsman, guardsmen, guildsman, gunmetals, gymnasium, hamstrung, humanised, humanises, humanisms, humanists, humanizes, humanness, humanoids, ignoramus, labdanums, laburnums, laudanums, macrurans, magnesium, maneuvers, manganous, manicures, masculine, meandrous, measuring, menopause, menstrual, molluscan, molluskan, mountains, mulligans, muraenids, muscadine, muscarine, musicians, mutations, naturisms, noncampus, numerates, nursemaid, nystagmus, olibanums, ombudsman, origanums, penumbras, platinums, prehumans, rambutans, ramequins, rhamnuses, roundsman, ruminants, ruminates, sarmentum, saturnism, scandiums, seamounts, semilunar, simulants, sphagnums, stimulant, subhumans, submarine, subnormal, summating, summation, surnamers, surnaming, tamanduas, tantalums, tautonyms, timpanums, titaniums, transmute, tympanums, umangites, unamusing, unanimous, unashamed, unawesome, underarms, unmaskers, unmasking, unmusical, unseaming, upmanship, urbanisms, urinemias, vanadiums, vulcanism.
	+5 letters: adjustment, albuminous, aluminates, aluminiums, aluminizes, amanuenses, amanuensis, ambulances, ambushment, amiantuses, amusements, anadromous, aneurysmal, annulments, anthuriums, antiserums, antonymous, ascogonium, assumption, athenaeums, augmenters, augmentors, ausforming, automatons, autonomies, autonomist, autonomous, calumnious, campanulas, catamounts, chauvinism, coassuming, communards, consumable, consummate, cosmonauts, culminates, demeanours, dentaliums, diazoniums, duralumins, emulations, endogamous, enthusiasm, enumerates, famousness, foraminous, fulminates, fundaments, germaniums, glutamines, gramineous, granulomas, groundmass, groundsman, gymnasiums, harmonious, harmoniums, homoousian, humaneness, humanising, humanistic, humanities, humanizers, humectants, husbandman, husbandmen, impuissant, infamously, insularism, journalism, lanthanums, lebensraum, luminaires, luminances, luminarias, luminaries, lunchmeats, magnesiums, magnitudes, malaguenas, mandamused, mandamuses, manfulness, manicurist, mannequins, manoeuvres, mansuetude, manubriums, manuscript, marihuanas, marijuanas, masculines, maunderers, megafaunas, membranous, mendacious, menopausal, menopauses, menstruate, mensurable, migrainous, miniatures, misgauging, misvaluing, monoculars, monogamous, moonquakes, municipals, muscadines, muscarines, muscarinic, musicianly, nasturtium, naturalism, naumachias, naumachies, neutralism, nonmusical, nonmutants, numeracies, numerators, numismatic, nursemaids, nurseryman, outshaming, ovalbumins, paramounts, paronymous, penultimas, pneumonias, pulmonates, puritanism, reassuming, ruffianism, ruminators, salmagundi, sanatorium, sanitarium, sanitorium, saturnisms, scrubwoman, semiannual, sensualism, simulating, simulation, sporangium, squamation, stimulants, stramonium, stuntwoman, subliminal, submanager, submarined, submariner, submarines, submediant, subminimal, summations, summonable, superhuman, superwoman, tenaculums, thumbnails, transmuted, transmutes, unassuming, undismayed, unhandsome, unmanliest, unmarrieds, unmeasured, unscramble, upmanships, utopianism, vaginismus, vulcanisms.
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