monkey:1
nouncirca 1530{ds||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
- a person resembling a monkey
- a ludicrous figure : dupe
monkey:2
verb
monkey
\
circa 1658{ds|t|||}
- mimic, mock
- to act in a grotesque or mischievous manner
- fool, trifle —often used with around
monkey bars
plural noun
monkey bars
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1929
- a three-dimensional framework of horizontal and vertical bars from which children can hang and swing
monkey business
noun
monkey business
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1835
- shenanigan
monkey jacket
noun
monkey jacket
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circa 1822
- mess jacket
monkey puzzle
noun
monkey puzzle
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1856
- a tall araucaria (Araucaria araucana) that is native to Chile and western Argentina but widely grown elsewhere —called also monkey puzzle tree
monkey wrench
noun
monkey wrench
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circa 1807{ds||1||}
- a wrench with one fixed and one adjustable jaw at right angles to a straight handle
- something that disrupts
monkey about
phrasal verb
monkey about
\
- to do things that are not useful or serious : to waste time
monkey about with (something)
phrasal verb
monkey about with (something)
\
- to use or do (something) in a way that is not very serious
- to handle or play with (something) in a careless or foolish way
monkey around
phrasal verb
monkey around
\
- to do things that are not useful or serious : to waste time
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