monk

B1
Pronunciation
/mʌŋk/
Noun
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.

2 Definition

In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.

3 Definition

A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.

4 Definition

An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.

5 Definition

A judge.

6 Definition

A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed; distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.

7 Definition

A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.

8 Definition

A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.

9 Definition

The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).

10 Definition

The monkfish.

11 Definition

A fuse for firing mines.

12 Definition

A monkey.

Verb
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

To be a monk.

2 Definition

To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.

3 Definition

To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.

4 Definition

To be intoxicated or confused.

5 Definition

To be attached in a way that sticks out.