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English Dictionary: monster	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for monster
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
monster n an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful Synonym(s): giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed Synonym(s): freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae a cruel wicked and inhuman person Synonym(s): monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus Synonym(s): monster, teras
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monster \Mon"ster\, n. [OE. monstre, F. monstre, fr. L. monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to warn. See {Monition}, and cf. {Demonstrate}, {Muster}.] 1. Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel. A monster or marvel. --Chaucer. 2. Specifically, an animal or plant departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs. 3. Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monster \Mon"ster\, v. t. To make monstrous. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monster \Mon"ster\, a. Monstrous in size. --Pope.