monster (noun)

  • 1monster — ► NOUN 1) a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature. 2) an inhumanly cruel or wicked person. 3) (before another noun ) informal extraordinarily large. ORIGIN Latin monstrum divine portent or warning, monster , from monere warn …

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  • 2monster truck — noun A large truck designed specifically to perform in monster truck shows, typically based on a lifted pickup truck with oversized wheels and modified suspension …

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  • 3monster — noun 1》 a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature.     ↘an inhumanly cruel or wicked person.     ↘humorous a rude or badly behaved child. 2》 a congenitally malformed or mutant animal or plant. 3》 [as modifier] informal extraordinarily… …

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  • 4monster — Noun. Signifying the best or most outstanding, when used suffixally. E.g. He s can out drink anyone, he s a real beer monster …

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  • 5monster — noun 1) legendary sea monsters Syn: giant, mammoth, demon, dragon, colossus, leviathan, creature 2) her husband is a monster Syn: fiend, animal, beast, devil …

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  • 6green-eyed monster — noun a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) • Syn: ↑jealousy • Hypernyms: ↑envy, ↑enviousness * * * noun the green eyed monster informal : jealousy thought of as a monster that bites or attacks people She was bitten by the green eyed… …

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  • 7monster — 1 noun (C) 1 IN STORIES a large ugly frightening creature, especially an imaginary one: the Kraken and other legendary sea monsters | a prehistoric monster 2 CRUEL PERSON someone who is very cruel and evil: Only a monster could kill all those… …

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  • 8monster — mon|ster1 [ˈmɔnstə US ˈma:nstər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in stories)¦ 2¦(cruel person)¦ 3¦(child)¦ 4¦(something large)¦ 5¦(dangerous problem)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: monstre, from Latin monstrum warning, monster , from monere to warn …

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  • 9sea monster — noun 1. : a large or extraordinary sea animal 2. : a fabulous monster of the sea often represented as man devouring * * * sea monster noun Any huge maritime animal, esp fabulous • • • Main Entry: ↑sea * * * sea monster, 1. a fabulous marine an …

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  • 10monster — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, giant, huge, large ▪ hideous, horrible, ugly ▪ bug eyed …

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