what does monkey mean?
MONKEY as NOUN
- Meaning
- any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
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- Meaning
- one who is playfully mischievous
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MONKEY as VERB
- Meaning
- do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
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- The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
Hypernyms(s) monkey is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
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- Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
- The reporter fiddle with the facts
Hypernyms(s) monkey is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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