2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Manufactures are goods or products which have been made in a factory. [BUSINESS ] □ …a long-term rise in the share of manufactures in non-oil exports.
3 VERB If you say that someone manufactures information, you are criticizing them because they invent information that is not true. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V n] According to the prosecution, the officers manufactured an elaborate story. SYNONYMS manufacture VERB 1
make: Nissan now makes cars at two plants in Europe.
build: Workers at the plant build the F-16 jet fighter.
produce: The company produced circuitry for communications systems.
construct: The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber.
manu|fac|tur|er ◆◇◇ /mæ njʊfæ ktʃərə r / (manufacturers ) N‑COUNT A manufacturer is a business or company which makes goods in large quantities to sell. [BUSINESS ] □ …the world's largest doll manufacturer.
ma|nure /mənjʊə r , [AM ] -nʊr / (manures ) N‑VAR Manure is animal faeces, sometimes mixed with chemicals, that is spread on the ground in order to make plants grow healthy and strong. □ …bags of manure.
manu|script /mæ njʊskr I pt/ (manuscripts ) N‑COUNT [oft in N ] A manuscript is a handwritten or typed document, especially a writer's first version of a book before it is published. □ He had seen a manuscript of the book. □ I am grateful to him for letting me read his early chapters in manuscript.
Manx /mæ ŋks/ ADJ Manx is used to describe people or things that belong to or concern the Isle of Man and the people who live there.
many ◆◆◆ /me ni/
1 DET You use many to indicate that you are talking about a large number of people or things. □ I don't think many people would argue with that. □ Not many films are made in Finland. □ Many holidaymakers had avoided the worst of the delays by consulting tourist offices. □ Acting is definitely a young person's profession in many ways. ● PRON Many is also a pronoun. □ We stood up, thinking through the possibilities. There weren't many. ● QUANT Many is also a quantifier. □ [+ of ] So, once we have cohabited, why do many of us feel the need to get married? □ [+ of ] It seems there are not very many of them left in the sea. ● ADJ [v-link ADJ ] Many is also an adjective. □ Among his many hobbies was the breeding of fine horses. □ The possibilities are many.
2 ADV You use many in expressions such as 'not many', 'not very many', and 'too many' when replying to questions about numbers of things or people. □ [+ of ] 'How many of the songs that dealt with this theme became hit songs?'—'Not very many.'. □ How many years is it since we've seen each other? Too many, anyway.
3 PREDET You use many followed by 'a' and a noun to emphasize that there are a lot of people or things involved in something. [EMPHASIS ] □ Many a mother tries to act out her unrealized dreams through her daughter.
4 DET You use many after 'how' to ask questions about numbers or quantities. You use many after 'how' in reported clauses to talk about numbers or quantities. □ How many years have you been here? □ No-one knows how many people have been killed since the war began. ● PRON Many is also a pronoun. □ How many do you need?
5 DET You use many with 'as' when you are comparing numbers of things or people. □ I've always entered as many photo competitions as I can. □ We produced ten times as many tractors as the United States. ● PRON [as PRON ] Many is also a pronoun. □ Let the child try on as many as she likes.
6 PRON You use many to mean 'many people'. □ Iris Murdoch was regarded by many as a supremely good and serious writer.
7 N‑SING The many means a large group of people, especially the ordinary people in society, considered as separate from a particular small group. □ The printing press gave power to a few to change the world for the many.
8 PHRASE You use as many as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly large. [EMPHASIS ] □ As many as four and a half million people watched today's parade.
9 PHRASE You use a good many or a great many to emphasize that you are referring to a large number of things or people. [EMPHASIS ] □ I am staying there for a good many reasons. □ There have been a great many books written about sports injuries.
10 many happy returns → see return
11 in so many words → see word
Mao|ri /maʊ ri/ (Maoris )
1 ADJ Maori means belonging to or relating to the race of people who have lived in New Zealand and the Cook Islands since before Europeans arrived.
2 N‑COUNT The Maori or the Maoris are people who are Maori.
map ◆◇◇ /mæ p/ (maps , mapping , mapped )
1 N‑COUNT A map is a drawing of a particular area such as a city, a country, or a continent, showing its main features as they would appear if you looked at them from above. □ He unfolded the map and set it on the floor. □ [+ of ] Have you got a map of the city centre?
2 VERB To map an area means to make a map of it. □ [V n] …a spacecraft which is using radar to map the surface of Venus.
3 PHRASE If you say that someone or something put a person, thing, or place on the map , you approve of the fact that they made it become well-known and important. [APPROVAL ] □ …the attempts of the Edinburgh Festival's organisers to put C.P. Taylor firmly on the map.