Monkey-like

  • 61monkey's fist — noun see monkey fist * * * a ball like knot used as an ornament or as a throwing weight at the end of a line. Also, monkey fist. Also called monkey paw. [1925 30; so called from fancied resemblance] …

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  • 62like a monkey — climbs just like a monkey does, loves to climb …

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  • 63monkey's fist — a ball like knot used as an ornament or as a throwing weight at the end of a line. Also, monkey fist. Also called monkey paw. [1925 30; so called from fancied resemblance] * * * …

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  • 64monkey — mon·key || mʌŋkɪ n. type of agile tree dwelling mammal of the order Primates (not including humanoid apes, lemurs, or humans); mischievous child or person; 500 Pounds Sterling (British Slang) v. act like a monkey; imitate a monkey; make… …

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  • 65monkey wrench — 1. Also called, esp. Brit., adjustable spanner. a wrench having an adjustable jaw permitting it to grasp nuts or the like of different sizes. 2. something that interferes with functioning; obstacle: He threw a monkey wrench into our plans. [1855… …

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  • 66monkey bars — noun a) (collective plural) A jungle gym b) (collective plural) A row of bars, found on playgrounds, under which one hangs by the arms and crosses by swinging between bars, legs dangling down, like how a monkey might move across …

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  • 67monkey bread — noun African gourd like fruit with edible pulp • Syn: ↑sour gourd • Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit • Part Holonyms: ↑baobab, ↑monkey bread tree, ↑Adansonia digitata …

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  • 68monkey around — verb To act foolishly. I wanna be a man, man cub and stroll right into town and be just like the other men Im tired of monkeying around …

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  • 69monkey bread — n. fruit of the baobab tree shaped like a gourd with edible pulp; sour gourd …

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  • 70monkey flower — noun a plant of boggy ground, with yellow or red snapdragon like flowers. [Mimulus guttatus and related species.] …

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