Analysis Complete

monkey

/ monkey /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
Type of:
primate
Kinds of:
Old World monkey catarrhine New World monkey platyrrhine
noun Sense 2
one who is playfully mischievous
Type of:
child kid youngster
Kinds of:
terror brat little terror holy terror
Derived:
tamper fiddle
verb Sense 3
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
"Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"
"The reporter fiddle with the facts"
Type of:
manipulate
Derived:
imp scamp rascal rapscallion scalawag
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
Type of:
work
Kinds of:
puddle
Derived:
tinker tinkerer fiddler putterer potterer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
7
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Related Words

primate Old World monkey catarrhine New World monkey platyrrhine child kid youngster terror brat little terror holy terror