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member
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,sexuality
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[ noun ] one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participates in a group organization)
Examples "only members will be admitted" "a member of the faculty" "she was introduced to all the members of his family" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Barber , who is in his 13th year as a legislator , said there `` are some members of our congressional delegation in Washington who would_like to see it ( the resolution ) passed '' . (The Dallas Morning News,...)All Dallas members voted with Roberts , except Rep._Bill_Jones , who was absent . (The Dallas Morning News,...)Moritz does n't even have a nose guard or hip_pads but he 's one of the most valuable members of the Longhorn team that will be heavily favored Saturday over Oklahoma in the cotton_bowl . (The New York Times,...)The appointment was announced at a news_conference at which Skorich said he would retain two members of Shaw 's staff - Jerry_Williams and Charlie_Gauer . (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)The brushes can be cleaned and sterilized by boiling and are detachable so_that every member of the family can have his own . |
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[ noun ] an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)
Examples "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association" "Canada is a member of the United Nations" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (zoology) an external body part that projects from the body
Examples "it is important to keep the extremities warm" Used in print (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)The supposed tactual sense of spatial location and orientation in the patient and his ability to specify the location of a member , as_well_as the direction and scope of a movement , passively executed ( with one of his members ) , proved to have been , on_the_contrary , very considerably affected '' . The supposed tactual sense of spatial location and orientation in the patient and his ability to specify the location of a member , as_well_as the direction and scope of a movement , passively executed ( with one of his members ) , proved to have been , on_the_contrary , very considerably affected '' . Related terms external_body_part limb claw parapodium fin mouthpart swimmeret vertebrate_foot digit chelicera |
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[ noun ] anything that belongs to a set or class
Examples : "snakes are members of the class Reptilia" "members of the opposite sex" Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Some members of the bee family have become idlers , social parasites that live at the expense of their hardworking relatives . (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)It is presumed to occur in other members of the Brassica family . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)The choice of the single member district was dictated to a certain extent by problems of communication and understanding in the more remote areas of the country , but it also served to minimize the national political value of the elections . With multiple member districts the still fragmentary local party organizations could have operated more effectively and parties might have been encouraged to state their positions more clearly . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,sexuality) the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
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