monkey

1 of 2

noun

mon·key ˈməŋ-kē How to pronounce monkey (audio)

plural monkeys

: a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers

especially : any of the smaller longer-tailed catarrhine or platyrrhine primates as contrasted with the apes

: a person resembling a monkey

: a ludicrous figure : dupe

: any of various machines, implements, or vessels

especially : the falling weight of a pile driver

: a desperate desire for or addiction to drugs

—often used in the phrase monkey on one's back

broadly : a persistent or annoying encumbrance or problem

monkey

2 of 2

verb

monkeyed; monkeying

transitive verb

: mimic, mock

intransitive verb

: to act in a grotesque or mischievous manner

: fool, trifle

—often used with around

he likes to monkey around with engines

: tamper

—usually used with with

don't monkey with the settings

Example Sentences

Noun He's quite a cheeky little monkey, isn't he? I've got this monkey on my back, and going to detox is the only way to get it off.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The monkey, a longtime fixture at the park, was deemed dangerous by zoo officials and was shot and killed by the wildlife park’s owner, Jeff Sanders, according to Branson police.

From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 How many, and who is Cleveland offering its limited monkey pox vaccine to?

Staff Reports, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022 Spike gooey apple monkey bread with bourbon for a breakfast recipe that really brings the cheer.

Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 Instead, Peele is offering a separate line of products, including coffee and streetwear, all bearing the monkey paw logo seen on his opening film credits.

Adario Strange, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 Alongside statuettes of Hanuman in characteristic battle poses, for example, a 14th-century stone relief from Cambodia illustrates a regional variation of the monkey warrior’s tale.

Lee Lawrence, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 Lilly Pulitzer, the real-life woman behind the preppy fashion brand, was many things: mother, designer, entrepreneur, monkey owner.

Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2022 Studies in cultured monkey cells conducted by independent researchers at the University of Tokyo also suggest that nirmatrelvir can curb activity of the BA.5 subvariant of Omicron, which is what has been driving infections in recent months.

David Cox, Wired, 9 Aug. 2022 There was some discussion of the name monopox, Lewis said, but mono in Spanish means monkey.

Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022

Verb

With supply running low toward the end of most evenings, savvy bun fanatics don’t monkey around, routinely calling ahead to request an extra skillet of rolls set aside just for them. Ettan.

Valerie Demicheva And Flora Chang, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2021 But this experiment isn't about monkeying around—this a real security and safety hazard, the researchers point out in a new paper.

Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 31 Jan. 2020 To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff.

Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019 To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff.

Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019 Wayne Newton‘s pet likely won’t be monkeying around any longer.

Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 9 Aug. 2019 See More

Kids Definition

monkey 1 of 2

noun

mon·key ˈməŋ-kē How to pronounce monkey (audio)

plural monkeys

: a furry animal of warm regions that has a long tail and that along with the apes is most closely related to humans

monkey

2 of 2

verb

monkeyed; monkeying

: to spend time in an idle or aimless way

We just monkeyed around in the gym.

: to handle secretly or in a careless or incorrect way

He didn't want anyone monkeying with the cash register …

George Selden, The Cricket in Times Square

monkey 1 of 2

noun

as in addiction

a physiological need for certain drugs I've got this monkey on my back, and going to detox is the only way to get it off

Synonyms & Similar Words

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addiction
jones
habit
dependence
tolerance
habituation
dependance
morphinism
alcoholism
heroinism

as in devil

an appealingly mischievous person come back here, you little monkey!

Synonyms & Similar Words

devil
rascal
rogue
imp
urchin
brat
mischief
scamp
rapscallion
hellion
madcap
ragamuffin
larker
nuisance
cutup
juvenile delinquent
skylarker
gamin
disrupter
misbehaver
gamine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

snake
clown
skunk
beast
louse
heel
creep
cur
joker
stinker
boor
lout
cretin
cad
churl
villain
scoundrel
knave
miscreant
stinkard
scapegrace
scalawag
varlet
scallywag
reprobate

monkey

2 of 2

verb

as in to ape

Synonyms & Similar Words

ape
mime
parody
copy
mimic
travesty
mock
imitate
personate
impersonate
masquerade (as)
act
play
pose (as)
perform
portray

单词	monkey
释义	monkey 1 of 2 noun mon·key ˈməŋ-kē plural monkeys 1 : a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers especially : any of the smaller longer-tailed catarrhine or platyrrhine primates as contrasted with the apes 2 a : a person resembling a monkey b : a ludicrous figure : dupe 3 : any of various machines, implements, or vessels especially : the falling weight of a pile driver 4 : a desperate desire for or addiction to drugs —often used in the phrase monkey on one's back broadly : a persistent or annoying encumbrance or problem monkey 2 of 2 verb monkeyed; monkeying transitive verb : mimic, mock intransitive verb 1 : to act in a grotesque or mischievous manner 2 a : fool, trifle —often used with around he likes to monkey around with engines b : tamper —usually used with with don't monkey with the settings Synonyms Noun addiction dependence dependance habit jones [slang] Verb act up clown (around) cut up fool around horse around hotdog show off showboat skylark See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun He's quite a cheeky little monkey, isn't he? I've got this monkey on my back, and going to detox is the only way to get it off. Recent Examples on the Web Noun The monkey, a longtime fixture at the park, was deemed dangerous by zoo officials and was shot and killed by the wildlife park’s owner, Jeff Sanders, according to Branson police. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 How many, and who is Cleveland offering its limited monkey pox vaccine to? Staff Reports, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022 Spike gooey apple monkey bread with bourbon for a breakfast recipe that really brings the cheer. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 Instead, Peele is offering a separate line of products, including coffee and streetwear, all bearing the monkey paw logo seen on his opening film credits. Adario Strange, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 Alongside statuettes of Hanuman in characteristic battle poses, for example, a 14th-century stone relief from Cambodia illustrates a regional variation of the monkey warrior’s tale. Lee Lawrence, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 Lilly Pulitzer, the real-life woman behind the preppy fashion brand, was many things: mother, designer, entrepreneur, monkey owner. Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2022 Studies in cultured monkey cells conducted by independent researchers at the University of Tokyo also suggest that nirmatrelvir can curb activity of the BA.5 subvariant of Omicron, which is what has been driving infections in recent months. David Cox, Wired, 9 Aug. 2022 There was some discussion of the name monopox, Lewis said, but mono in Spanish means monkey. Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022 Verb With supply running low toward the end of most evenings, savvy bun fanatics don’t monkey around, routinely calling ahead to request an extra skillet of rolls set aside just for them. Ettan. Valerie Demicheva And Flora Chang, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2021 But this experiment isn't about monkeying around—this a real security and safety hazard, the researchers point out in a new paper. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 31 Jan. 2020 To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019 To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019 To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019 To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019 To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019 Wayne Newton‘s pet likely won’t be monkeying around any longer. Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 9 Aug. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Noun probably of Low German origin; akin to Moneke, name of an ape, probably of Romance origin; akin to Old Spanish mona monkey First Known Use Noun circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb circa 1658, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Phrases Containing monkey a monkey on someone's back grease monkey get the monkey off one's back green monkey howler monkey make a monkey out of monkey bars monkey business monkey jacket monkey puzzle monkey with not give a monkey's proboscis monkey rhesus monkey sea monkey spider monkey squirrel monkey throw/hurl/toss a monkey wrench into monkey about with (something) monkey around woolly spider monkey monkey around with (something) colobus monkey monkey about powder monkey woolly monkey monkey wrench owl monkey cynomolgus monkey See More a monkey on someone's back grease monkey get the monkey off one's back green monkey howler monkey make a monkey out of monkey bars monkey business monkey jacket monkey puzzle monkey with not give a monkey's proboscis monkey rhesus monkey sea monkey spider monkey squirrel monkey throw/hurl/toss a monkey wrench into monkey about with (something) monkey around woolly spider monkey monkey around with (something) colobus monkey monkey about powder monkey woolly monkey monkey wrench owl monkey cynomolgus monkey See More Kids Definition monkey 1 of 2 noun mon·key ˈməŋ-kē plural monkeys : a furry animal of warm regions that has a long tail and that along with the apes is most closely related to humans monkey 2 of 2 verb monkeyed; monkeying 1 : to spend time in an idle or aimless way We just monkeyed around in the gym. 2 : to handle secretly or in a careless or incorrect way He didn't want anyone monkeying with the cash register … George Selden, The Cricket in Times Square Medical Definition monkey noun mon·key ˈməŋ-kē : a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers especially : any of the smaller longer-tailed primates as contrasted with the apes monkey 1 of 2 noun 1 as in addiction a physiological need for certain drugs I've got this monkey on my back, and going to detox is the only way to get it off Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance addiction jones habit dependence tolerance habituation dependance morphinism alcoholism heroinism 2 as in devil an appealingly mischievous person come back here, you little monkey! Synonyms & Similar Words devil rascal rogue imp urchin brat mischief scamp rapscallion hellion madcap ragamuffin larker nuisance cutup juvenile delinquent skylarker gamin disrupter misbehaver gamine Antonyms & Near Antonyms snake clown skunk beast louse heel creep cur joker stinker boor lout cretin cad churl villain scoundrel knave miscreant stinkard scapegrace scalawag varlet scallywag reprobate See More monkey 2 of 2 verb as in to ape Synonyms & Similar Words ape mime parody copy mimic travesty mock imitate personate impersonate masquerade (as) act play pose (as) perform portray Phrases Containing monkey monkey (around) monkey (with) monkey business monkey (around) monkey (with) monkey business
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