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people > 6 senses
NOUN1people(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
2people, citizenryThe body of citizens of a state or country
3people, multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloiThe common people generally
4peopleMembers of a family line
VERB1people, populateFill with people or supply with inhabitants
2people, dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, populate, domicile, domiciliateMake one's home or live in
people > pronunciation
Soundspiy'pahl
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website...
people > noun 1, group
Meaning(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.
Examples"old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Member ofworld, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man
Membersperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
Narrowerage group, age bracket, cohort; ancients; baffled; blind; blood; brave; timid, cautious; business people, businesspeople; damned; dead; living; deaf; defeated, discomfited; disabled; doomed, lost; enemy; folk, common people; free, free people; homebound; homeless; initiate, enlightened; uninitiate; mentally retarded; network army; peanut gallery; pocket; retreated; sick; wounded, maimed; migration; class, social class, socio-economic class; blood group, blood type; nation, land, country, a people; populace, public, world; population; community; coevals, contemporaries, generation; clientele, patronage, business; rank and file; smart money; unconfessed; womankind; chosen people
Broadergroup, grouping
Usageplural, plural form
Verbspeople; people
people > noun 2, group
MeaningThe body of citizens of a state or country.
Examples"the Spanish people"
Synonymscitizenry
Memberscitizen
Narrowerelectorate; governed
Broadergroup, grouping
Verbspeople; people
people > noun 3, group
MeaningThe common people generally.
Examples"power to the people"
Synonymsmultitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi
Narrowerlaity, temporalty; audience; following, followers
Broadergroup, grouping
Verbspeople; people
people > noun 4, group
MeaningMembers of a family line.
Examples"his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"
Broaderfamily, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry
people > verb 1, change
MeaningFill with people or supply with inhabitants.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"people a room"
Synonymspopulate
Broaderfill, fill up, make full
Nounspeople; people; people
people > verb 2, stative
MeaningMake one's home or live in.
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Examples"These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"
Synonymsdwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, populate, domicile, domiciliate
Narrowerneighbor, neighbour; rusticate; occupy, reside, lodge in; overpopulate; cohabit, shack up; lodge; camp, encamp, camp out, bivouac, tent; board, room
Broaderbe
Nounspeople; people; people

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