manhattan
IPA: mænhˈætʌn
noun
- (cricket) a bar chart representing the number of runs scored each over (supposed to resemble a skyline of skyscrapers).
- An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.
- A city, the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States.
- A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.
- Alternative spelling of Manhattan (“cocktail”). [An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.]
- Ellipsis of Borough of Manhattan.; A borough of New York City, New York, United States, mainly on Manhattan Island, coterminous with New York County.
- Ellipsis of Manhattan Island.; An island in New York, United States.
- Short for Manhattan special (sex act).
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Examples of "manhattan" in Sentences
- Is the equivalent of the Manhattan Project.
- So, here comes the faceoff and blare it Manhattan
- His body was found in the hallway of a Manhattan tenement.
- The Manhattan set sail for Tokyo to repatriate the sailors.
- In Manhattan dissension arose in the ranks of the Company's directors.
- One of the airships was inadvertently destroyed by the Manhattan Clan.
- The population density figure is startling, surpassing that of Manhattan.
- It is one of the grand places to enjoy a leisurely cocktail in Manhattan.
- He appeared in State Supreme Court in Manhattan and pleaded not guilty to grand larceny and falsifying business records.
- The services offered are the same as Manhattan a haircut is $40, a straight razor shave is $40, and a beard trim is $15.
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