monk's cloth
monk's cloth

monkey


Definition: Meaning of, monkey in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmʌŋki /

  • noun
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Singular Plural
monkey monkeys
[countable]
  1. a small brown animal with a long tail, which uses its hands to climb trees and lives in hot countries
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  2. informal a small child who is very active and likes to play tricks
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  3. monkey business informal bad or dishonest behaviour
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  4. not give a monkey's British English spoken informal to not care at all about something
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  5. make a monkey (out) of somebody to make someone seem stupid
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  6. a monkey on your back American English informal a serious problem that makes your life very difficult, especially being dependent on drugs
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
synonym
antonym
  • verb
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
monkey monkeyed monkeyed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
monkeying monkeys
synonym
antonym

monkey used in phrases

  • African green monkey (noun)
    1. common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail
  • New World monkey (noun)
    1. hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
  • Old World monkey (noun)
    1. of Africa, Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
  • bonnet monkey (noun)
    1. indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair
  • brass monkey (noun)
    1. a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships
  • colobus monkey (noun)
    1. arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
  • croo monkey (noun)
    1. monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines
  • crown monkey (noun)
    1. indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair
  • grease monkey (noun)
    1. someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
  • green monkey (noun)
    1. common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail
  • More

most searched words

word of the day

minute hand
Pronunciation: ˈmɪnɪt hand
Parts of Speech: noun
the long thin piece of metal that points to the minutes on a clock or watch [↪  hour hand]
monkey around