human
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- noun
- /ˈhjuːmən/
- As humans, we are always seeking answers.
- modern humans
- humans and animals
- other humans
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Watch on YouTubeWell, what if a human doesn't pass the test?
- Well, what if a human doesn't pass the test?
- And does it not take a naive, delusional human to change?
- Otherwise, what you've got is essentially the human being as damaged goods.
- Sure, I was just a human, you know?
- Because potential for me means if a human can sink it, it's there.
- In him I see my grandmother, the toughest human being I've ever known.
- Because potential for me means if a human can think it, it's there.
- So this is something where humans have become really good.
- It's much more what it means to be a human on Earth.
- I believe that, you know, humans can change generationally.
- This child baby human might be the goat.
- He talks about predicating human being of that human being.
- That's really wrong to me, but this particular human for being divisive.
- Algorithmic comparisons and programs and human beings twin label things.
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Humans are always seeking answers.
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Humans have a very unusual pattern to our lives compared with other animals.
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Sure, I was just a human, you know?
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I doubt a human could keep her at bay.
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Or do we tell it to behave as we think a human driver should?
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Well, one of the greatest of all human virtues is forgiveness.
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Consider this statement: Humans are fascinated by the idea of other life in the universe.
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Several questions focus on the market and non-market benefits that humans receive from ecosystems.
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Research continues to uncover new facts about humans and how they react to illnesses and treatments.
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Research continues to uncover new facts about humans and how they react to illnesses and treatments.
Synonyms
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A single human being, not an animal or a thing
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Any human being, male or female
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A person who can think, feel, speak, and walk upright
A modern human group that thinks, uses language, and walks upright
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Compounds
- Formal
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A United States government department that runs national health and welfare programs
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A United States government department that runs health and welfare programs like Medicare and Medicaid
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A person who leads the United States department that runs public health and social services programs
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A chemical made by a small gland under the brain that helps the body grow and make new cells
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An international project by scientists that maps all human genes
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A virus that attacks the body's defence system by destroying important immune cells and causes AIDS
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Putting people's needs and comfort first when designing or making decisions
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A group of viruses that infect skin, mouth, or genitals and can cause warts and sometimes cancer
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The study of how people and the places where they live affect each other
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A hormone made by the placenta early in pregnancy used in pregnancy tests
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A process that makes a person who has the same genes as another person
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The differences in people's genes and cultures around the world
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A man-made insulin like the one the human body makes that doctors use to treat diabetes
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The study of ancient human bones and how people changed over time
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A field that makes computers understand and use human speech and writing
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A large tropical fly whose young live under the skin of people or other animals
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A group at the United Nations that promotes and protects people's basic rights worldwide
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A protein from human blood that helps the body fight infections
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A virus that infects people and can cause a blood cancer of white blood cells called T cells
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Etymology
Human comes from the Latin humanus, related to humus meaning 'earth' or 'ground', so a human was originally an 'earth' creature. That's why human as a noun means a person, someone of our species rather than an animal or a machine.