- monster mon·ster
- ['mɒnstə(r)]
1. nmostro2. adj(enormous) gigantesco (-a)
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mon´ster|like´ — mon|ster «MON stuhr», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an imaginary creature having parts of different animals. Centaurs, sphinxes, griffins, and mermaids are monsters. 2. an imaginary animal of strange and horrible appearance: »His imagination… … Useful english dictionary
mon|ster — «MON stuhr», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an imaginary creature having parts of different animals. Centaurs, sphinxes, griffins, and mermaids are monsters. 2. an imaginary animal of strange and horrible appearance: »His imagination transformed shadows … Useful english dictionary
monster — mon|ster1 [ manstər ] noun count ** 1. ) an imaginary creature that is large and frightening 2. ) something that is very large: The pumpkin had grown into a prize winning monster. a ) a situation, system, or organization that has become so large… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Monster — Mon ster, n. [OE. monstre, F. monstre, fr. L. monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to warn. See {Monition}, and cf. {Demonstrate}, {Muster}.] 1. Something of unnatural… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monster — Mon ster, a. 1. Monstrous in size. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Enormous or very powerful. [informal] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monster — Mon ster, v. t. To make monstrous. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monster — mon•ster [[t]ˈmɒn stər[/t]] n. 1) pat any animal or human grotesquely deviating from the normal shape, behavior, or character 2) a person who excites horror by wickedness, cruelty, etc 3) any creature so ugly or monstrous as to frighten people 4) … From formal English to slang
monster — mon·ster … English syllables
monster — Outmoded term for a malformed embryo, fetus, or individual. See entries beginning with terato . See teras. [L. monstrum, an evil omen, a prodigy, a wonder] * * * mon·ster män(t) stər n an animal or plant of abnormal form or structure esp a fetus… … Medical dictionary
Gila monster — Gi la mon ster (Zo[ o]l.) A large tuberculated lizard ({Heloderma suspectum}) native of the dry plains of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. It is the only lizard known to have venomous teeth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea monster — Sea mon ster (Zo[ o]l.) Any large sea animal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
