Definitions for 'monkey':
Below, we have different definitions or meanings of the word monkey. These different definitions are grouped based on the different parts of speech. You will also find examples for every definition if available
Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /ˈmʌŋki/
US:
Definition 1
Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, 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.
Definition 2
Any nonhuman simian primate, including apes.
Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other monkeys.
Definition 3
A mischievous child.
She's a cheeky monkey.
Definition 4
A dance move popular in the 1960s.
Definition 5
Five hundred pounds sterling; five hundred dollars.
Definition 6
A person or the role of the person on the sidecar platform of a motorcycle involved in sidecar racing.
Definition 7
A person with minimal intelligence and/or an unattractive appearance
Definition 8
A face card.
Definition 9
A menial employee who does a repetitive job, as in code monkey, grease monkey, phone monkey, powder monkey.
Definition 10
The weight or hammer of a pile driver; a heavy mass of iron, which, being raised high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.
Definition 11
A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.
Definition 12
A drug habit; an addiction; a compulsion.
Definition 13
A fluid consisting of hydrochloric acid and zinc, used in the process of soldering.
Definition 14
A person's temper, said to be "up" when they are angry.
Definition 15
A black person.
Verb: Verbs are action words that describe actions or states.
UK: /ˈmʌŋki/
US:
Definition 1
To meddle; to mess (with).
Please don't monkey with the controls if you don't know what you're doing.
Definition 2
To mimic; to ape.
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms: fiddle, interfere
