member

(noun, verb)

noun

1. one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

- only members will be admitted

- a member of the faculty

- she was introduced to all the members of his family

Definition categories: person, associate

2. anything that belongs to a set or class

- snakes are members of the class Reptilia

- members of the opposite sex

Definition categories: link, component, constituent, part, portion

3. an external body part that projects from the body

Similar word(s): appendage, extremity

Definition categories: body

4. an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)

- the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association

- Canada is a member of the United Nations

Definition categories: group, unit

5. the male sex organ (`member' is a euphemism)

Similar word(s): penis, phallus

Definition categories: body

Sentences with member as a noun:

- The I-beams were to become structural members of a pedestrian bridge.

verb

1. (obsolete outside dialects) To remember.

2. (obsolete) To cause to remember; to mention.