manu-, man-, mani-, mandat-, manda-

1. A cosmetic treatment of the fingernails, including shaping and polishing.
2. To trim, clean, and polish (the fingernails).
3. To clip or trim evenly and closely; such as, "His job was to manicure the hedge."
4. Etymology: "someone who professionally treats hands and fingernails", came from French manicure; literally, "the care of the hands"; from Latin manus, "hand" + cura, "care, treatment".

1. To show or demonstrate plainly; to reveal.
2. To be evidence of; to prove.
3. To record in a ship's manifest; a list of cargo or passengers carried on a ship or plane.
4. To display or present a manifest of (cargo); an invoice of goods carried on a truck or train.
5. Originally, "that which can be seized by the hand": compounded of Latin manus, "hand" and -festus, "capble of being seized".

1. The act of being shown or being perceptible.
2. An act of showing or demonstrating something.
3. An indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something: "A high fever is an early manifestation of the disease."
3. One of the forms in which someone or something; such as, a person, a divine being, or an idea, is revealed; the materialized form of a spirit.
4. A public demonstration, usually of a political nature.

A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature.

Communication between individuals, especially the deaf, using signs made with the hands and fingers; signing; also called: cheirology and dactylology.

1. To manage or influence skillfully; especially, in an unfair manner: "She was able to manipulate people's feelings."
2. To handle, manage, or use; espcially, with skill, in some process of treatment or performance: "The farmer was able to manipulate a large tractor."
3. To adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one's purpose or advantage.
4. In medicine, to examine or treat by skillful use of the hands, as in palpation, reduction of dislocations, or changing the position of a fetus.

1. The act of manipulating.
2. The state or fact of being manipulated.
3. Skillful or artful management.