manifestation, n. 1. display, showing, show, exhibit, exhibition, presentation, exposition, demonstration, exemplification, example, illustration, description; declaration, expression, profession, avowal; announcement, publication, airing, broadcasting, advertisement, public statement; exposure, exposd, revelation, revealment, epiphany; disclosure, uncovering, unveiling, divulgence.
2. evidence, sign, symbol, token, mark; indication, symptom, syndrome; proof, substantiation, testimony, corroboration, certification.
manifesto, n. proclamation, pronouncement, pro-nunciamento, promulgation; statement, declaration, announcement, annunciation, broadcast, publication, issuance, airing; notice, formal notice, notification, circular, handbill, bill, broadside, placard, poster, Fr. affiche, Both Rom. Cath. Ch. encyclical, bull.
manifold, adj. 1. multifold, multiplex, multiple, numerous, many, several; multifarious, of many kinds, varied, miscellaneous, various, diverse, divers, sundry; diversified, eclectic, many-faceted, many-sided, many-faced, complex, multitudinous.
2. copy, photographic copy, photocopy, duplicate, Inf. ditto, Trademark. Mimeograph, Inf. mimeo, Trademark. Xerox, facsimile, reproduction, print, ec-type.
manikin, n. 1. dwarf, midget, homunculus, little man, pygmy, atomy, Lilliputian; chit, fingerling, dapperling, cock-sparrow, hop-o'-my-thumb, Tom Thumb, Thumbelina, Chiefly Scot. wee fellow or lad or one, Obs. pigwidgin, Archaic, dandiprat; shrimp, runt, peewee, squirt, pip-squeak, Inf. half-pint, small-fry, Inf. shorty; imp, elf, fairy, fay, sprite, nymph, Obs. urchin; goblin, hobgoblin, (in German folklore) kobold, (in Irish Folklore) leprechaun, Chiefly Brit. little person, gnome, (in Scandinavian folklore) troll, Hobbit.
2. mannequin, dummy. See - mannequin.
manipulate, v. 1. handle, manage, work, operate, control; use, wield, ply, exercise, practice, exert, brandish, flourish; apply, adhibit, utilize, employ, make use of.
2. influence, work on, move, motivate; play on, exploit, take advantage of, Inf. stroke; contrive, plot, scheme, intrigue, machinate, pull the strings, have one on the string; engineer, wheel and deal, maneuver, Inf. angle, jockey; circumvent, overreach, trick, outsmart, outwit, outdo, go one better, get the better of; Inf. finagle, Inf. wangle, gerrymander.
3. juggle, falsify, fake, rig, trump up, pack, stack; tamper with, doctor, fiddle with, twiddle with, play with, fix.
4. direct, lead, head, regulate, orientate; turn, finesse, conduct, guide, steer; drive, take the wheel, be in the driver's seat, take the reins; captain, Inf. cox, navigate, pilot, be at the helm.
manipulation, n. 1. management, direction, guidance, operation, administration; agency, conduct, regulation, control, governance, charge, order; maneuvering, handling, treatment, working, exploitation.
2. appliance, use, adhibition, application, praxis, employment, utilization; execution, exercise, practice, performance, play.
3. influence, machination, maneuvering, maneuvers, wire-pulling, scheming; engineering, plotting, juggling, Inf. finagling, rigging, Inf. frame-up.
manipulator, n. 1. handler, operator, performer, agent; engineer, conductor, pilot, driver, steersman, navigator.