monkey
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- noun
- /ˈmʌŋki/
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mono
- At the zoo, the children laughed as a monkey swung from branch to branch.
- monkeys and apes
- pet monkey
- colobus monkey
When in Thailand, get bit by monkeys and get vaccinations.
- When in Thailand, get bit by monkeys and get vaccinations.
- I won't come at you like a spider monkey, Ryan.
- Perceptual decision of the monkey while the dots are going up.
- At that point they are potentially dangerous because monkeys are self aware.
- So it's lemurs, monkeys, apes, and us.
- But there are studies of this of monkey troops on some island.
- He's like chips in your brain that monkeys can control computers with.
- Yeah, there's something, I mean, we're monkeys, apes, whatever.
- Goyuk and Monkey or Monkey or Monk.
Examples
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In the wild, a monkey uses its long tail to help balance while climbing.
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It's her pet monkey.
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We're going to the monkey park to meet this guy.
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Do you want to see a monkey?
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Did you see any monkeys?
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Last night I saw an old movie about a monkey who climbed the empire state building.
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So he was relying on this monkey to thrive.
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Someone brought a monkey that knocked over the salad bar.
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So these researchers trained capuchin monkeys to use money.
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Mickey is sitting in the sunshine, watching birds, monkeys, and snakes play in the tall grass.
Fiction book (1990)
Idioms
- Informal
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Playful mischief that can include small dishonest acts to trick or amuse people
- Offensive
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Make someone look silly in front of other people by tricking or embarrassing them
- Informal
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A person who is between two sides and cannot change what happens
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Cause problems on purpose that stop a plan or process from working smoothly
Compounds
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An animal that lives in trees in the Americas with long thin arms and a tail that grasps branches
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A large monkey from Central and South American forests that makes very loud calls
- South African
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A monkey that lives in trees in Africa with long silky fur and small or no thumbs
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A monkey from Central and South America with a flat nose and often a tail that can hold things
- Offensive
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A person who only writes routine computer code and has no say in decisions
- US
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A large tropical tree with wide branches that give shade and seed pods eaten by animals
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A West African monkey that lives in open grasslands with a greenish-grey back and a yellow tail
- Offensive
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A person who answers many phone calls to help customers in a call center
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A small active monkey with a long tail and dark face that lives in Central and South American forests
A rude, insulting name for people from France that calls them cowardly
- South African
A monkey that lives on the African savanna with greenish-grey fur and a yellow tail
- US
A sweet pull-apart pastry of baked dough pieces coated in butter, sugar and cinnamon
A small dog like a terrier from Europe with dark rough hair and a short snout with a small beard
- Specialized
A light narrow ladder on a ship that sailors climb to reach the monkey bridge
- South African
A large African tree with a very thick trunk that has fruit with a soft inside that people eat
- Specialized
A rare severe disease from green monkeys caused by a virus that can infect and kill people
- South African
A small slender African monkey with long back legs, a long tail, and hair around its face
A small monkey with reddish fur and a long tail that lives in West Africa and moves quickly
- Informal
A silly phrase people use to say something is confusing or absurd
- Indian
A monkey from Africa or Asia with a tail that cannot hold things and nostrils close together on the nose
- South African
A small African monkey with a black face and hands that lives in woods and grassland
- Slur
A rude name for an Asian person who acts like a Western person or who acts strangely
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Monkey probably comes from an old name Moneke used in a European story for a 'young ape', and over time that name became the usual word for the animal. So monkey now means a small to medium primate often with a long tail.