monkey

A1
Pronunciation
/ˈmʌŋki/
Noun
15 definition(s)
1 Definition

Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, and cheek pouches.

Example Sentences
  • He had been visiting an area zoo when a monkey swung from its tree perch, swiped his glasses and hurled them into a hippo hole.
2 Definition

Any nonhuman simian primate, including apes.

Example Sentences
  • Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other monkeys.
3 Definition

A mischievous child.

Example Sentences
  • She's a cheeky monkey.
4 Definition

A dance move popular in the 1960s.

5 Definition

Five hundred pounds sterling; five hundred dollars.

6 Definition

A person or the role of the person on the sidecar platform of a motorcycle involved in sidecar racing.

7 Definition

A person with minimal intelligence and/or an unattractive appearance

8 Definition

A face card.

9 Definition

A menial employee who does a repetitive job, as in code monkey, grease monkey, phone monkey, powder monkey.

10 Definition

The weight or hammer of a pile driver; a heavy mass of iron, which, being raised high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.

11 Definition

A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.

12 Definition

A drug habit; an addiction; a compulsion.

13 Definition

A fluid consisting of hydrochloric acid and zinc, used in the process of soldering.

14 Definition

A person's temper, said to be "up" when they are angry.

15 Definition

A black person.

Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To meddle; to mess (with).

Synonyms
fiddle interfere
Example Sentences
  • Please don't monkey with the controls if you don't know what you're doing.
2 Definition

To mimic; to ape.