monk

/mʌŋk/

noun

  1. 1

    A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.

  2. 2

    In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.

  3. 3

    A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.

  4. 4

    An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.

  5. 5

    A judge.

  6. 6

    A 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. 7

    A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.

  8. 8

    A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.

  9. 9

    The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).

  10. 10

    The monkfish.

  11. 11

    A fuse for firing mines.

verb

  1. 1

    To be a monk.

  2. 2

    To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.

  3. 3

    To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.

  4. 4

    To be intoxicated or confused.

  5. 5

    To be attached in a way that sticks out.

noun

  1. 1

    A monkey.

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