human beings (noun)
1human beings — noun all of the living human inhabitants of the earth all the world loves a lover she always used humankind because mankind seemed to slight the women • Syn: ↑world, ↑human race, ↑humanity, ↑humankind, ↑humans, ↑ …
2human being — noun any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage (Freq. 21) • Syn: ↑homo, ↑man, ↑human • Derivationally related forms: ↑human (for: ↑human …
3human race — noun all of the living human inhabitants of the earth all the world loves a lover she always used humankind because mankind seemed to slight the women • Syn: ↑world, ↑humanity, ↑humankind, ↑human beings, ↑humans, ↑ …
4human right — noun (law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law) •… …
5human rights — noun plural Usage: often attributive : rights (as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all persons * * * fundamental rights, esp. those believed to belong to an individual and in whose …
6human nature — noun the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings a great observer of human nature • Hypernyms: ↑attribute * * * noun [noncount] : the ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that are common to… …
7human relations — noun plural but usually singular in construction 1. : the social relations between human beings especially when being investigated 2. : a study of the human problems arising from organizational and interpersonal relations in industry especially… …
8human movement — noun The academic study of how human beings move around, perform and exercise, especially in sport …
9human behaviour — noun The academic study of how human beings make decisions and how these decisions are influenced by a number of factors such as culture, emotions, genetics and authority …
10human sacrifice — noun the killing of one or more human beings as part of religious ritual …
