monster
IPA: mˈɑnstɝ
noun
- (informal) A terrifying and dangerous creature.
- (informal, childish) A bizarre or whimsical creature.
- A cruel, heartless, or antisocial person, especially a criminal.
- (medicine, archaic) A severely deformed person.
- (figuratively) A badly behaved child, a brat.
- (informal) Something unusually large.
- (informal) A prodigy; someone very talented in a specific domain.
- (gaming) A non-player character that player(s) fight against in role-playing games.
verb
- (transitive) To make into a monster; to categorise as a monster; to demonise.
- (intransitive) To behave as a monster to; to terrorise.
- (chiefly Australia) To harass.
- (UK, live action roleplaying games) To play (a series of) non-player characters as directed, without having the responsibility of organising the game itself; generally not limited to playing literal monsters or hostile combatants.
adjective
- (informal) Very large; worthy of a monster.
- (informal) Great; very good; excellent.
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Examples of "monster" in Sentences
- “Dr. Frankenstein, your monster is here to see you …”
- Obviously I underestimated the term monster because our waiter brought out something resembling a carved out globe.
- Raiders are used to having a three-headed monster (and I use the term monster loosely) at running back, but with Justin Fargas gone, the monster's quantity of heads has been decreased by one.
- [88] [1] The clause 2520 (2) -2522 (1), rendered by 'Wist I ... monster,' Gr., followed by S., translates substantially as follows: _If I knew how else I might combat the boastful defiance of the monster_.
- For example, the title monster of the original "Fly" movie is somewhat like the Judas Breed, in the sense that both are genetically-spliced, underground-dwelling, human-sized monsters who hide their insect identities behind awkward, makeshift masks.
- Barghouti's use of the word monster, taken from remarks by Peled-Elchanan quoted in The Guardian "People ask how can these nice Jewish boys and girls become monsters once they put on a uniform." sheds light on a question which bears further examination.
- There is something a little abrupt in the latter part, which I doubt if I like: the Loves and Graces should not be made parties to the making of such a monster; and as _monster_ is now-a-days all adopted adjective, follow the fashion of speech, and call it "One extensive Monster-Nose."
- After the events of Prodigal Son, New Orleans detective Cameron O 'Connor and her partner, Michael Maddison, are recuperating after stopping a serial killer, discovering the Frankenstein monster is real, and Dr. Frankenstein is secretly plotting to unleash an army of genetically modified humans on the world.
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