monster

noun

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mon·ster | \ ˈmän(t)-stər

Definition of monster

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1a : an animal or plant of abnormal form or structure a mythical monster a sea monster

b : one who deviates from normal or acceptable behavior or character an immoral monster

2 : a threatening force the same monster—Destiny … that rolls every civilization to doom— W. L. Sullivan

3a : an animal of strange or terrifying shape visualize this scaleless monster, eight or nine feet long, sprawling in the shade by the side of the mud pools— W. E. Swinton

b : one unusually large for its kind That truck is a monster.

4 : something monstrous especially : a person of unnatural or extreme ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty His father was a monster who beat his children for no reason.

5 : one that is highly successful That movie was a monster at the box office.

monster

adjective

Definition of monster (Entry 2 of 2)

: enormous or impressive especially in size, extent, or numbers

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Examples of monster in a Sentence

Noun That car is a monster. Inflation has become an economic monster. Adjective The movie turned out to be a monster hit.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Hunt needed a monster game against the Jets to get back on track, needing 207 yards over his final two games to reach 1,000. — Scott Patsko, cleveland, "Browns Winners and Losers in Week 16: Fumbles, feeding a rivalry and follow-up questions," 28 Dec. 2020 After his monster game against the Vikings, Kamara is leading all non-quarterbacks in standard fantasy scoring (295 points), and his 377.8 points in points-per-reception leagues is tops among all NFL players. — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, "Alvin Kamara earned Drew Brees' son Baylen a fantasy football championship," 28 Dec. 2020 Najee Harris has had just one monster game this year — a 5-TD performance against Ole Miss — but is as dominant on a play-per-play basis as any running back in the country and is also a weapon in the passing game. — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, "Iron Bowl 2020 position by position: Who has the edge?," 25 Nov. 2020 Ricky White’s monster game against Michigan showed his talent, and fellow freshmen Montorie Foster and Terry Lockett are not far behind. — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan State football midseason grades: Report card reflects bumpy ride," 25 Nov. 2020 Howard Russell had a monster game for Phoenix Christian in the loss, but River Valley has its go-to guy in running back Zach Bennett. — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, "Breaking down Arizona high school football 3A play-in games: Who advances?," 19 Nov. 2020 While the monster game of QB Tyler Schuster (257 total yards, two TDs rushing) helped Blaine prevail, a more balanced approach will be needed against Maple Grove's defense. — Star Tribune, "Star Tribune prep staff football picks for Week 2," 14 Oct. 2020 Nose tackle Keondre Coburn, who had a monster game with 11 tackles include two for losses, put a finer point on the loss. — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, "'Self-inflicted mistakes’ doom Texas to another failed comeback, 7th loss to TCU in 9 meetings," 3 Oct. 2020 Whatever Brees declares about his physical condition can be proven to some degree with a monster game against Green Bay. — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Saints QB Drew Brees has perfect opportunity to prove that he’s not washed up against Packers," 26 Sep. 2020

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