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Monster

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Noun

1. monster

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

2. behemoth, colossus, giant, goliath, monster

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

3. freak, lusus naturae, monster, monstrosity

a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

4. demon, devil, fiend, monster, ogre

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

5. monster, teras

(medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Monster

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noun
1. 
an imaginary beast, such as a centaur, usually made up of various animal or human parts
2. 
a person, animal, or plant with a marked structural deformity
3. 
a cruel, wicked, or inhuman person
4. 
a. 
a very large person, animal, or thing
b. 
(as modifier)
a monster cake
verb (transitive)
5. informal
to criticize (a person or group) severely
6. Australian and New Zealand sport
to use intimidating tactics against (an opponent)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Monster

see synonyms of monster
noun
1. 
any plant or animal of abnormal shape or structure, as one greatly malformed or lacking some parts; monstrosity
2. 
any imaginary creature part human and part animal in form, as a centaur, or made up of the parts of two or more different animals, as a dragon
3. 
something monstrous
4. 
a person so cruel, wicked, depraved, etc. as to horrify others
5. 
any huge animal or thing
6.  Pathology
a malformed fetus, esp. one with an excess or deficiency of limbs or parts; teratism
adjective
7. 
huge; enormous; monstrous

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Monster

see synonyms of monster
n.
1.
a. An imaginary or legendary creature, such as a centaur or Harpy, that combines parts from various animal or human forms.
b. A creature having a strange or frightening appearance.
2. Archaic An organism that has structural defects or deformities.
3. Informal A very large animal, plant, or object.
4. One who inspires horror or disgust: a monster of selfishness.
adj.
Informal Extremely large; monstrous: a monster hit at the box office; ate a monster steak.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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