mon´ster|like´ — mon|ster «MON stuhr», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an imaginary creature having parts of different animals. Centaurs, sphinxes, griffins, and mermaids are monsters. 2. an imaginary animal of strange and horrible appearance: »His imagination… … Useful english dictionary
ster — ster; ster·co·bi·lin; ster·co·bi·lin·o·gen; ster·co·ra·ceous; ster·co·ral; ster·co·ra·nism; ster·co·ra·nist; ster·co·ra·rii·dae; ster·co·rary; ster·co·ra·tion; ster·co·ric·o·lous; ster·co·rite; ster·cov·o·rous; ster·cu·lia; ster·cu·li·a·ce·ae;… … English syllables
mon — mon·a·can·thi·dae; mon·a·cha; mon·a·chal; mon·a·chism; mon·a·chist; mon·act; mon·ac·ti·nel·li·da; mon·a·del·phous; mon·a·di·na; mon·a·ghan; mon·a·ker; mon·an·day; mon·ap·sal; mon·arch·ess; mon·ar·chism; mon·arch·ize; mon·ar·chy; mon·ar·del·la;… … English syllables
monster — mon·ster … English syllables
monster — mon|ster1 [ manstər ] noun count ** 1. ) an imaginary creature that is large and frightening 2. ) something that is very large: The pumpkin had grown into a prize winning monster. a ) a situation, system, or organization that has become so large… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
monster — mon•ster [[t]ˈmɒn stər[/t]] n. 1) pat any animal or human grotesquely deviating from the normal shape, behavior, or character 2) a person who excites horror by wickedness, cruelty, etc 3) any creature so ugly or monstrous as to frighten people 4) … From formal English to slang
monster — Outmoded term for a malformed embryo, fetus, or individual. See entries beginning with terato . See teras. [L. monstrum, an evil omen, a prodigy, a wonder] * * * mon·ster män(t) stər n an animal or plant of abnormal form or structure esp a fetus… … Medical dictionary
Bemonster — Be*mon ster, v. t. To make monstrous or like a monster. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gila monster — Gi la mon ster (Zo[ o]l.) A large tuberculated lizard ({Heloderma suspectum}) native of the dry plains of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. It is the only lizard known to have venomous teeth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heloderma suspectum — Gila monster Gi la mon ster (Zo[ o]l.) A large tuberculated lizard ({Heloderma suspectum}) native of the dry plains of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. It is the only lizard known to have venomous teeth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English