- pronunciation:
- man
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- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A monster is a large, make-believe person or animal that does very bad things. A monster is something scary, but monsters are not real.
My dad dressed up like a monster for Halloween, and he scared my little sister.
- similar words:
- dragon, ogre, unicorn, werewolf
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| definition 2: |
A real creature with a frightening appearance is sometimes called a "monster."
My little sister thinks big lizards are monsters.- similar words:
- ogre
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| definition 3: |
Sometimes we call something that is amazingly big a "monster."
Everybody wants to see this video of a man who caught a monster of a fish in his own pond.- similar words:
- gorilla
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| definition 4: |
A person who is mean or cruel is sometimes called a "monster."
Only a monster would treat his dog in such a terrible way.- synonyms:
- villain
- similar words:
- beast, devil, dragon, gorilla
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| related words: |
giant |
| derivation: |
monsterlike (adj.) |
Monster comes from a Latin word that means "omen" or "warning." Watch out.