Definition of
monster has definitions from the fields of zoology,biology,sociology
1
[ noun ] an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

Related terms

imaginary_being mythical_monster bogeyman

2
[ noun ] (sociology) someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

Synonyms

goliath behemoth colossus giant

Used in print

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

There was the slate_roof of the church ; ivy climbed the red brick walls like a green scaled monster .

Related terms

anomaly

3
[ noun ] (biology) a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

Synonyms

freak monstrosity lusus_naturae

Used in print

(Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)

Oversized monsters are never brought home either alive or preserved , and field measurements are obviously open_to doubt because of the universal tendency to exaggerate dimensions .

Related terms

mutant leviathan

4
[ noun ] a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Synonyms

fiend ogre demon devil

Related terms

unpleasant_person demoniac demonize

5
[ noun ] (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus

Synonyms

teras

Related terms

fetus acephalia acardia medicine

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Rhymes with

mobster minster muster master ancestor westminster muenster ouster aster astor roster foster zoster nester nestor mister mr impostor stir hamster headmaster manchester grandmaster gangster youngster mcmaster spinster luster faster caster custer lustre paster duster ulster raster pastor castor buster lobster cannister banister bannister canister minister schoolmaster scoutmaster rochester burgomaster ringmaster taskmaster quartermaster dumpster toastmaster postmaster shyster minister prankster administer lancaster sister sr bluster sportscaster plaster gloucester fluster cluster blaster thruster winchester huckster semester seamster teamster blockbuster harvester trimester easter ester esther oyster adjuster sinister barrister lackluster forecaster disaster pilaster broadcaster newscaster bannister alabaster forester filibuster digester canister oleaster transistor molester waster toaster rooster roister tester leister lister leicester roaster taster rester fester poster worcester pester coaster wester booster jester chester lancaster investor oldster protester blister tipster roadster webster twister pollster cloister dexter bolster stepsister sequester holster keister trickster barrister upholster polyester register

Phonetic and Homophones

M AA1 N S T ER0

Similar Spelling

monstera monastery moonstone moon_shot monstrous Monestime Munster minster moonstruck monstrance monestrous monistic monistat monastic Munsterman

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