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• mon|key-eat|ing eagle — «MUHNG kee EE tihng», a large eagle of the Philippines, similar to the harpy eagle, that feeds on large birds and monkeys …   Useful english dictionary

• mon|key-faced owl — «MUHNG kee FAYST», = barn owl. (Cf. ↑barn owl) …   Useful english dictionary

• mon|key|ish — «MUHNG kee ihsh», adjective. like a monkey, especially in imitativeness or mischievousness …   Useful english dictionary

• mon|key|ism — «MUHNG kee ihz uhm», noun. monkeylike character or behavior …   Useful english dictionary

• mon|key|pod — «MUHNG kee POD», noun. 1. a tropical shade tree of the pea family that may spread as much as 100 feet across; rain tree. It grows from southern Florida to Brazil and has a stout trunk, pink and white flowers, and leaves that fold up at night and… …   Useful english dictionary

• mon|key|pot — «MUHNG kee POT», noun. 1. the large, woody, urn shaped fruit, containing several edible seeds, of any one of various large tropical trees. 2. any one of these trees, related to the Brazil nut tree …   Useful english dictionary

• mon|key|shine — «MUHNG kee SHYN», noun. Slang. a mischievous trick; clownish joke: »Recent weather monkeyshines hereabouts suggest that the polar air blanket may have moved south already (Baltimore Sun) …   Useful english dictionary

• mon|key-wrench — …   Useful english dictionary

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• mon·key·shines — /ˈmʌŋkiˌʃaınz/ noun [plural] US informal + old fashioned : playful tricks and jokes : ↑monkey business mischievous children engaging in monkeyshines …   Useful english dictionary