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"word": "abominable snow monster"
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"word": "bug-eyed monster"
},
{
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"word": "Cookie Monster"
},
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"word": "corporate monster"
},
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"word": "Frankenstein's monster"
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"word": "Gila monster"
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{
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"word": "green-eyed monster"
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{
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"word": "hopeful monster"
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"word": "little monster"
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"word": "mass monster"
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"word": "monster closet"
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"word": "monster cock"
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"word": "monster-cock"
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"word": "monster erotica"
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"word": "monsterful"
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"word": "monster group"
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"word": "monster hand"
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"word": "monster-in-law"
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"word": "monsterism"
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"word": "monster mash"
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"word": "monster meeting"
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{
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"word": "monster movie"
},
{
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"word": "monster of the week"
},
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"word": "monster porn"
},
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"word": "monster truck"
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"word": "monster tumbleweed"
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"word": "monster under the bed"
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"word": "monstrosity"
},
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"word": "one-eyed monster"
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"word": "peaty monster"
},
{
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"word": "pocket monster"
},
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"word": "sea monster"
},
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"word": "sea-monster"
},
{
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"word": "shag monster"
},
{
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"word": "snow monster"
},
{
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"word": "speckled monster"
},
{
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"word": "the Loch Ness monster"
},
{
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"word": "Tully monster"
},
{
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"word": "utility monster"
},
{
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"word": "water monster"
}
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"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Monster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ German: Monster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ German: Monster"
},
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{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "モンスター",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "monsutā"
},
"expansion": "→ Japanese: モンスター (monsutā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Japanese: モンスター (monsutā)"
},
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "ko",
"2": "몬스터",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Korean: 몬스터 (monseuteo)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Korean: 몬스터 (monseuteo)"
}
],
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"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*men- (think)",
"4": "*-trom"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "monstre"
},
"expansion": "Middle English monstre",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "monstre"
},
"expansion": "Old French monstre",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "mostre"
},
"expansion": "mostre",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "moustre"
},
"expansion": "moustre",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "mōnstrum"
},
"expansion": "Latin mōnstrum",
"name": "der"
}
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"word": "monstrous"
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"word": "monstrously"
},
{
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"word": "monstrose"
}
],
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{
"categories": [],
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"A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind."
],
"id": "en-monster-en-noun-ZMcj-Eyw",
"links": [
[
"terrifying",
"terrifying"
],
[
"dangerous",
"dangerous"
],
[
"creature",
"creature"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "beast"
}
],
"tags": [
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],
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "monster"
},
{
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "përbindësh"
},
{
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "waḥš",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "وَحْش"
},
{
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"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "masīḵ",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "مسيخ"
},
{
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hreš",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "հրեշ"
},
{
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"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstruu"
},
{
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "nəhəng"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "div"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "əjdaha"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "canavar"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "munstro"
},
{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pačvára",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "пачва́ра"
},
{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "strašýdla",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "страшы́дла"
},
{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "straxóccje",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "страхо́цце"
},
{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "mónstar",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мо́нстар"
},
{
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"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "danob",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "দানব"
},
{
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"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "dōitto",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "দৈত্য"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "čudóvište",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "чудо́вище"
},
{
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"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "erama.satta.wa-kri:",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "ဧရာမသတ္တဝါကြီး"
},
{
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"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "nathcui:",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "နတ်ဆိုး"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstre"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yāoguài",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "妖怪"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "guàiwu",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "怪物"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "móguǐ",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "魔鬼"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yāowù",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "妖物"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nestvůra"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "příšera"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "potvora"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "uhyre"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "monster"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "monstro"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "koletis"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "hirviö"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstre"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstro"
},
{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "monsṭri",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "მონსტრი"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "určxuli",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "ურჩხული"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Monster"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Ungeheuer"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "téras",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "τέρας"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pélōron",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "πέλωρον"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pélōr",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"Epic",
"neuter"
],
"word": "πέλωρ"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "téras",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "τέρας"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "mons"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "tutua"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "miflétzet",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מִפְלֶצֶת"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "rākṣas",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "राक्षस"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "dev",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "देव"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "daitya",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "दैत्य"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "dānav",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "दानव"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "szörny"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ófreskja"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "skrímsli"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "monstro"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arracht"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ainmhí"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amhailt"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mostro"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"alt": "かいぶつ kaibutsu",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "怪物"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "monsutā",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "モンスター"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"alt": "ばけもの bakemono",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "化け物"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "qūbyjyq",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "құбыжық"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jalmauyz",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "жалмауыз"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "viruupaʼkaay",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "វិរូបកាយ"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "vɨyyĕəʼriəp",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "វៃយរាពណ៍"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "yĕək",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "យក្ខ"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "baa",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "បារ"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"alt": "怪物",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "goemul",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "괴물"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "monseuteo",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "몬스터"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "ko",
"english": "dokkaebi, Korean mythology",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dokkaebi",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "도깨비"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "dêw",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "دێو"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "ajıdaar",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "ажыдаар"
},
{
"_dis1": "54 31 5 5 2 0 1 2",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
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{
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{
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{
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"text": "The children decided Grover was a cuddly monster.",
"type": "example"
}
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[
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[
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],
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],
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"sense": "bizarre or whimsical creature",
"word": "monster"
},
{
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"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "bizarre or whimsical creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstre"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "bizarre or whimsical creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gedrocht"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 74 2 4 0 1 2 4",
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"sense": "bizarre or whimsical creature",
"word": "monster"
},
{
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"sense": "bizarre or whimsical creature",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "τέρας"
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{
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"sense": "bizarre or whimsical creature",
"word": "tutua"
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{
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"sense": "bizarre or whimsical creature",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "péist"
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{
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"word": "دێو"
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{
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"tags": [
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],
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{
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"sense": "bizarre or whimsical creature",
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{
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"ref": "1968, Robert Lowell, Robert Lowell: A Collection of Critical Essays, page 145",
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"ref": "1983, Michael Slater, Dickens and Women, page 290",
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"ref": "2005, Diana Medlicott, “The Unbearable Brutality of Being: Casual Cruelty in Prison and What This Tells Us About Who We Really Are”, in Margaret Sönser Breen, editor, Minding Evil: Explorations of Human Iniquity, page 82",
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"ref": "2011, Stephen T. Asma, On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears, page 234",
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"ref": "2009, Darius Rejali, Torture and Democracy, page 292",
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"ref": "2010, Joshua E. S. Phillips, None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture, page 39",
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"ref": "2009 January 31, Leo Schlink, “Match looms as final for the ages”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 2009-02-02",
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"word": "bug-eyed monster"
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"word": "Cookie Monster"
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"word": "corporate monster"
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{
"word": "Frankenstein's monster"
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{
"word": "Gila monster"
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"word": "green-eyed monster"
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"word": "hopeful monster"
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"word": "mass monster"
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"word": "monster closet"
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"word": "monster cock"
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{
"word": "monster-cock"
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"word": "monster erotica"
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"word": "monster group"
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"word": "monster hand"
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"word": "monster-in-law"
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"word": "monsterism"
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"word": "monster mash"
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"word": "monster meeting"
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{
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{
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{
"word": "monster truck"
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{
"word": "monster tumbleweed"
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{
"word": "monster under the bed"
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{
"word": "monstrosity"
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{
"word": "one-eyed monster"
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{
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{
"word": "pocket monster"
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{
"word": "sea monster"
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{
"word": "sea-monster"
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{
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{
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{
"word": "speckled monster"
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{
"word": "the Loch Ness monster"
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{
"word": "Tully monster"
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{
"word": "utility monster"
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{
"word": "water monster"
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"ref": "2019 May 24, Joey Peters, “'Embodiment of evil': Jayme Closs kidnapper sentenced to die in prison”, in The Guardian",
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"text": "Have you seen those powerlifters on TV? They're monsters.",
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"ref": "1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 250",
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"ref": "2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Bridge, Command Deck, SSV Normandy",
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"text": "That dude playing guitar is a monster.",
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{
"ref": "2009, Carol Ann Harris, Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac, page 216",
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"word": "հրեշ"
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"code": "az",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "страшы́дла"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "straxóccje",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "страхо́цце"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "mónstar",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мо́нстар"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "danob",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "দানব"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "dōitto",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "দৈত্য"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "čudóvište",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "чудо́вище"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "erama.satta.wa-kri:",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "ဧရာမသတ္တဝါကြီး"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "nathcui:",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "နတ်ဆိုး"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstre"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yāoguài",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "妖怪"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "guàiwu",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "怪物"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "móguǐ",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "魔鬼"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yāowù",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "妖物"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nestvůra"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "příšera"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "potvora"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "uhyre"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "monster"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "monstro"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "koletis"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "hirviö"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstre"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstro"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "monsṭri",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "მონსტრი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "určxuli",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "ურჩხული"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Monster"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Ungeheuer"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "téras",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "τέρας"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pélōron",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "πέλωρον"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pélōr",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"Epic",
"neuter"
],
"word": "πέλωρ"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "téras",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "τέρας"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "mons"
},
{
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "tutua"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "miflétzet",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מִפְלֶצֶת"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "rākṣas",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "राक्षस"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "dev",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "देव"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "daitya",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "दैत्य"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "dānav",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "दानव"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "szörny"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ófreskja"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "skrímsli"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "monstro"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arracht"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ainmhí"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amhailt"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mostro"
},
{
"alt": "かいぶつ kaibutsu",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "怪物"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "monsutā",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "モンスター"
},
{
"alt": "ばけもの bakemono",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "化け物"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "qūbyjyq",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "құбыжық"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jalmauyz",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "жалмауыз"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "viruupaʼkaay",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "វិរូបកាយ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "vɨyyĕəʼriəp",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "វៃយរាពណ៍"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "yĕək",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "យក្ខ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "baa",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "បារ"
},
{
"alt": "怪物",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "goemul",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "괴물"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "monseuteo",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "몬스터"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"english": "dokkaebi, Korean mythology",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dokkaebi",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "도깨비"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "dêw",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "دێو"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "ajıdaar",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "ажыдаар"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "phī phēt",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "ຜີເຜດ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "phī sāt",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "ຜີສາດ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "phī sư̄a",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "ຜີເສື້ອ"
},
{
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "baisūņs"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bēlua"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mōnstrum"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "briesmonis"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šausmonis"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "siaubūnas"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pabaisa"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstras"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "čudovište",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "чудовиште"
},
{
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "sampona"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "raksasa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "kaurehe"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "tuoro"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "mangas",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "мангас"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"masculine"
],
"word": "divèrs"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstre"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "monster"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "uhyre"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "uhyre"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstre"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mostre"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "þyrs"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fīfel"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "hayolã",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "هيولا"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "dew",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "دېو"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "deb",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "دېب"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hayulâ",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "هیولا"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "dêv",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "دیو"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Ontia"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "potwór"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kreatura"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "maszkara"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poczwara"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "monstrum"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stwór"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "straszydło"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "potwora"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bestia"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"english": "archaic or joking",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bestyja"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstro"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstru"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čudóvišče",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "чудо́вище"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "monstr",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "монстр"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "strašílišče",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "страши́лище"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čúdišče",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "чу́дище"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "potvór",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"obsolete"
],
"word": "потво́р"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "uile-bheist"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"neuter"
],
"word": "чу̏довӣште"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "не̏ма̄н"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"neuter"
],
"word": "čȕdovīšte"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "nȅmān"
},
{
"code": "cjs",
"lang": "Shor",
"roman": "şebeldey",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "шебелдей"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "príšera"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pošast"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstruo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "monster"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "odjur"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "halimaw"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "dev",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "дев"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sàt-bprà-làat",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "สัตว์ประหลาด"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpii-sàat",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "ปีศาจ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "à-sǔun",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "อสูร"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "à-sù-rá-gaai",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "อสุรกาย"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpì-sàat",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "ปิศาจ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "canavar"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "öcü"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "dev"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "Gulyabani"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
"word": "gorkunç"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "čudóvysʹko",
"sense": "terrifying dangerous creature",
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"ref": "2009, Darius Rejali, Torture and Democracy, page 292",
"text": "In 2002, American interrogators on the ground in Afghanistan developed a technique they called “monstering.” The commander “instituted a new rule that a prisoner could be kept awake and in the booth for as long as an interrogator could last.” One “monstering” interrogator engaged in this for thirty hours.¹⁷⁷",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010, Joshua E. S. Phillips, None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture, page 39",
"text": "The interrogators asked members of the 377th Military Police Company to help them with monstering, and the MPs complied.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To behave as a monster to; to terrorise."
],
"links": [
[
"terrorise",
"terrorise"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To behave as a monster to; to terrorise."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Australian English",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2009 January 31, Leo Schlink, “Match looms as final for the ages”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 2009-02-02",
"text": "Andy Roddick has been monstered by both Federer and Nadal and suffered a 6-2 7-5 7-5 semi-final loss at the hands of the Swiss champion.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To harass."
],
"links": [
[
"harass",
"harass"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(chiefly Australia) To harass."
],
"tags": [
"Australia"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"British English",
"English terms with usage examples",
"en:Role-playing games"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Are you monstering that event?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To play (a series of) non-player characters as directed, without having the responsibility of organising the game itself; generally not limited to playing literal monsters or hostile combatants."
],
"links": [
[
"roleplaying game",
"roleplaying game"
],
[
"non-player character",
"non-player character"
],
[
"direct",
"direct"
],
[
"responsibility",
"responsibility"
],
[
"hostile",
"hostile"
],
[
"combatant",
"combatant"
]
],
"qualifier": "live action roleplaying games",
"raw_glosses": [
"(UK, live action roleplaying games) To play (a series of) non-player characters as directed, without having the responsibility of organising the game itself; generally not limited to playing literal monsters or hostile combatants."
],
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"British English",
"English informal terms",
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "\"Get the hell out of here!\" Dante monstered when Santa approached the high school carolers.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"punish, reprimand or intimidate."
],
"links": [
[
"punish",
"punish"
],
[
"reprimand",
"reprimand"
],
[
"intimidate",
"intimidate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal, British, transitive, intransitive) punish, reprimand or intimidate."
],
"tags": [
"British",
"informal",
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmɑnstɚ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒnstə(ɹ)"
},
{
"audio": "en-au-monster.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bc/En-au-monster.ogg/En-au-monster.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/En-au-monster.ogg",
"tags": [
"Australia"
],
"text": "Audio (AU)"
},
{
"enpr": "mŏn'stə(r)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "monstre"
}
],
"word": "monster"
}
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