peopleOverview of noun people1. people -- ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience")2. citizenry, people -- (the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people") 3. people -- (members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?") 4. multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed -- (the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people") Overview of verb people1. people -- (fill with people; "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes")2. people -- (furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated") Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu |