Word Frequency
monster (ˈmɒnstə
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Definitions
noun
- an imaginary beast, such as a centaur, usually made up of various animal or human parts
- a person, animal, or plant with a marked structural deformity
- a cruel, wicked, or inhuman person
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- a very large person, animal, or thing
- (as modifier) ⇒
a monster cake
verb
- (Australian & New Zealand, informal) to criticize (a person or group) severely
- (Australian & New Zealand, sport) to use intimidating tactics against (an opponent)
Word Origin
C13: from Old French monstre, from Latin monstrum portent, from monēre to warnSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = huge, giant, massive, enormous, tremendous, immense, mega, titanic, jumbo, gigantic, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, stellar, stupendous, gargantuan, fuck-off, elephantine, ginormous, Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous
Translations for 'monster'
- British English: monster A monster is a large imaginary creature that is very frightening....a monster in an old horror movie.ˈmɒnstə NOUN
- Arabic: مَسَخٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: monstro
- Chinese: 怪物
- Croatian: čudovište
- Czech: nestvůra
- Danish: monster
- Dutch: monster
- European Spanish: monstruo
- Finnish: hirviö
- French: monstre
- German: Ungeheuer Ungeheuer
- Greek: τέρας
- Italian: mostro
- Japanese: 怪物
- Korean: 괴물
- Norwegian: monster
- Polish: potwór
- Portuguese: monstro
- Romanian: monstru monștri
- Russian: монстр
- Spanish: monstruo
- Swedish: monster
- Thai: สัตว์ประหลาด
- Turkish: canavar
- Ukrainian: чудовисько
- Vietnamese: quái vật
- British English: monster Monster means extremely and surprisingly large. ADJECTIVE...a monster tree.
- Brazilian Portuguese: monstruoso
- Chinese: 庞大的庞龐大的
- European Spanish: gigantesco gigantesca
- French: monstre
- German: Monster-
- Italian: gigantesco gigantesca
- Japanese: 巨大な
- Korean: 거대한
- Portuguese: monstruoso monstruosa
- Spanish: gigantesco gigantesca
Example Sentences Including 'monster'
Alec admitted to himself that he was highly curious to see this monster who had killed five other women.Death and Transfiguration
Believe me, feeding a 6ft 5in, 17-stone plus monster is a drain on the wallet.Irish Times (2002)
Death of an evil monster 'I'm not sorry he's dead' Britain's worst serial killerLiverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)
Goes without saying... "Eileen considered the question, sucking voluptuously on one of the monster tomatoes she had scorned.Lost Children
Leave him alone until he dies of old age, like the monster Stalin.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
None of the scares amount to a singular story line, and we don't even get to see the monster until the flick's lackluster finale.Maxim (2005)
Of course, I am close enough to the beast to appreciate that it is not always a benevolent monster.Globe and Mail (2003)
One of them is Alien, in which a man's belly explodes in giving birth to a monster that destroys him.Jealousy
We finally found Hoffman's building and pulled up behind a big green monster with fat wheels and darkened windows.BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
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