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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 |
adjective + (n.)monster
alien,
animated,
cruel,
deformed,
disgusting,
dreadful,
evil,
flying,
frightening,
giant,
gigantic,
green,
hairy,
head,
hideous,
horrible,
horrid,
imaginary,
inhuman,
invisible,
legendary,
mythical,
prehistoric,
ravenous,
scary,
supernatural,
terrible,
terrifying,
ugly,
underwater,
unseen,
vicious,
winged
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verb + (n.)monster
battle, create, hatch, portray, slay, tame, terrify, wrestle
(n.)monster
+ verb
bead, chase, crawl, devour, gobble, hunt, loom, lurk, rear, roam, roar, rumble, scare, stalk, trap, whip
noun + (n.)monster
beast, bone, bride, cave, cookie, dragon, jaw, killer, nightmare, pirate, sea, sock, spaghetti, swamp, sword, vampire
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| derivation: |
monsterlike (adj.) |
Monster comes from a Latin word that means "omen" or "warning." Watch out.
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