monk
noun
- 1
A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
- 2
In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
- 3
A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
- 4
An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
- 5
A judge.
- 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
A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
- 8
A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
- 9
The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- 10
The monkfish.
- 11
A fuse for firing mines.
verb
- 1
To be a monk.
- 2
To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.
- 3
To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.
- 4
To be intoxicated or confused.
- 5
To be attached in a way that sticks out.
noun
- 1
A monkey.
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