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Monk

noun
/mʌŋk/
Word Frequency: 6.0

Definitions

1.nounA male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
2.nounIn earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
3.nounA male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
4.nounAn unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
5.nounA judge.
6.nounA blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed; distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.
7.nounA piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
8.nounA South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
9.nounThe bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
10.nounThe monkfish.
11.nounA fuse for firing mines.
12.verbTo be a monk.
13.verbTo act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.
14.verbTo monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.
15.verbTo be intoxicated or confused.
16.verbTo be attached in a way that sticks out.

Synonyms

monasticfrafriarpriestgurumanmengmongolianmonacofraymunchmoine

Rhymes With

punkspunkslinkbunkplunkfunkjunkclunk
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