EGAVE

monkey

About 6.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails, and cheek pouches.
    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. noun Any simian, including humans.
  3. noun Any simian primate other than hominids; any monkey or ape.
    Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other monkeys.
  4. noun A human considered to resemble monkeys in some way, including: A naughty or mischievous person, especially a child.
    Stop misbehaving, you cheeky little monkey!
  5. noun A naughty or mischievous person, especially a child.
    Stop misbehaving, you cheeky little monkey!
  6. noun The person in the motorcycle sidecar in sidecar racing.
  7. noun Synonym of idiot: a person of minimal intelligence.
  8. noun Synonym of uggo: an unattractive person, especially one whose face supposedly resembles a monkey's.

Similar words

imp potter tinker scalawag muck around scallywag monkey around tamper mess around rascal

Often followed by

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Word family

make a monkey out of monkey on her back monkey on his back monkey on one's back monkey on our back monkey on their back monkeyed monkeying monkeys

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