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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a large, frightening imaginary creature.
He likes books about monsters.
- similar words:
- centaur, dragon, mermaid, ogre, phoenix, sphinx, unicorn, vampire, werewolf
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| definition 2: |
anything that is large enough to be shocking.
That twenty-pound trout is a real monster.- synonyms:
- giant
- similar words:
- gorilla
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| definition 3: |
a person who is mean or cruel.
Only a monster would beat his dog.- synonyms:
- ogre, savage, villain
- similar words:
- barbarian, beast, brute, devil, dragon, gorilla
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| definition 4: |
any being that is not normal in appearance or shape.
A snake born with two heads is a monster.- synonyms:
- freak, mutant
- similar words:
- ogre
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| related words: |
giant, maniac |
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| derivation: |
monsterlike (adj.) |
Monster comes from a Latin word that means "omen" or "warning." Watch out.
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