monkey : Idioms & Phrases

• noun common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail
  African green monkey; Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus.
  

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• noun Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair
  Macaca radiata; bonnet macaque; capped macaque; bonnet monkey.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an East Indian monkey (Macacus sinicus), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga.

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• noun a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships
  

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• noun arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
  colobus.
  

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• noun monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines
  crab-eating macaque; Macaca irus.
  

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• noun Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair
  Macaca radiata; bonnet macaque; capped macaque; bonnet monkey.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey of West Africa (Cercopithecus Diana).

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• noun someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
  auto-mechanic; automobile mechanic; car-mechanic; mechanic.
  

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• noun common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail
  African green monkey; Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus.
  

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• (Zoöl.) a West African long-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus callitrichus), very commonly tamed, and trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West Indies early in the last century, and has become very abundant there.

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• noun a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness
  Marburg hemorrhagic fever; Marburg disease.
  

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• noun small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face
  guenon.
  

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• noun monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
  howler.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) See Howler, 2.

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• noun reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa
  patas; Erythrocebus patas.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an African monkey(Colobus polycomus), inhabiting Sierra Leone.

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• noun small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail
  leoncita; lion marmoset; tamarin.
  

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• verb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
  mess around; monkey; putter; potter; tinker; muck around; muck about.
  
  • The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house

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• (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a swivel. R. H. Dana, Jr.

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• . (Naut.) (a) A small boat used in docks . (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames.

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• noun African gourd-like fruit with edible pulp
  sour gourd.
  

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• noun a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room
  
• noun the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house
  flying bridge; fly bridge; flybridge.
  

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• noun mischievous or deceitful behavior
  

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• noun European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle
  monkey dog; affenpinscher.
  

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• (Bot.), a plant of the genus Mimulus; so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. Gray.

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• (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea.

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• noun waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners
  mess jacket; shell jacket.
  

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• a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors.

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• noun a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship
  

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• noun pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
  goober; peanut; earthnut; groundnut; goober pea.
  

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• noun European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle
  monkey dog; affenpinscher.
  

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• noun large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle
  saman; zamang; monkeypod; zaman; Albizia saman; rain tree.
  

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• noun large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts
  Araucaria araucana; chile pine.
  

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• (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship.

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• monkey trick. Slang, U.S.

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• a mischievous prank. Saintsbury.

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• . See Gin block, under 5th Gin.

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• noun adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw
  monkey wrench.
  

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• a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw.

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Mon"key's puz"zle

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1. (Bot.) A lofty coniferous Chilian tree (Araucaria imbricata), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted "as to puzzle a monkey to climb." The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called piñon by the Chilians. also, monkey puzzle

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Mon"key-bread` noun

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1. (Bot.) The fruit of the Adansonia digitata; also, the tree. See Adansonia.

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• noun African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
  Adansonia digitata; baobab.
  

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Mon"key-cup` noun

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1. (Bot.) See Nepenthes.

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Mon"key-pot` noun

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1. (Zoöl.) The fruit of two South American trees (Lecythis Ollaria, and L. Zabucajo), which have for their fruit large, pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top. Vases and pots are made of this capsule.

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• noun adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw
  monkey wrench.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the black macaque of Borneo (Macacus maurus).

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• (Zoöl.), the moor monkey.

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• noun hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
  platyrrhinian; platyrrhine.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an owl monkey.

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• noun of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
  catarrhine.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of several species of South American nocturnal monkeys of the genus Nyctipithecus. They have very large eyes. Called also durukuli.

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• (Zoöl.), a long-tailed African monkey (Cercopithecus pluto), having side whiskers. The general color is black, more or less grizzled; the frontal band is white.

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• noun someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)
  

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• (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy.

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• noun Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose
  Nasalis larvatus.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) See Kahau.

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• noun of southern Asia; used in medical research
  rhesus; Macaca mulatta.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) Any Asiatic monkey of the genus Semnopitchecus, regarded as sacred by the Hindoos; especially, the entellus . See Entellus. (b) The sacred baboon. See Hamadryas. (c) The blunder monkey.

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• (Zoöl.), a loris.

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• noun arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail
  Ateles geoffroyi.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of South American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having very long legs and a long prehensile tail.

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• noun small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle
  Saimiri sciureus.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South American monkeys of the genus Calithrix. They are noted for their graceful form and agility. See Teetee. (b) A marmoset.

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• noun small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail
  titi.
  

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• to handle in a meddlesome manner. Colloq.

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• (Zoöl.), the onappo; so called from the character of its cry.

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• noun South African monkey with black face and hands
  Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus; vervet.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a small South American monkey (Callithrix lugens); so called on account of its color, which is black except the dull whitish arms, neck, and face, and a ring of pure white around the face.

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• (Zoöl.), the white-nosed monkey (Cersopithecus nictitans).

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• noun large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins
  

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• (Zoöl.), any South American monkey of the genus Lagothrix, as the caparro.

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