Monster
noun
Big, scary creature often in stories or movies.
The monster under the bed scared the child.
Often appears as...
- sea monster
- monster movie
noun
Person who is very cruel or evil.
Hitler was a monster.
Often appears as...
- a real monster
- convicted monster
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Disapproving
noun
Something very big or extreme.
The company produced a monster profit last year.
Often appears as...
- monster truck
- monster profit
adjective
Very big and impressive.
She scored a monster hit with her new song.
Often appears as...
- monster hit
- monster truck
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Colloquial
noun
An imaginary monster used to frighten children.
Stop telling your brother about the boogeyman, he's afraid of monsters enough already.
Often appears as...
- cookie monster
- big green monster
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Childish
noun
Big, scary creature often in stories or movies.
The monster under the bed scared the child.
Often appears as...
- sea monster
- monster movie
noun
Person who is very cruel or evil.
Hitler was a monster.
Often appears as...
- a real monster
- convicted monster
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Something very big or extreme.
The company produced a monster profit last year.
Often appears as...
- monster truck
- monster profit
adjective
Very big and impressive.
She scored a monster hit with her new song.
Often appears as...
- monster hit
- monster truck
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
An imaginary monster used to frighten children.
Stop telling your brother about the boogeyman, he's afraid of monsters enough already.
Often appears as...
- cookie monster
- big green monster
Usage tips
Childish
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Pro Tip 1/2Not Real
Understand that monsters in stories are fictional and used to add excitement.
The movie featured a monster that could control minds.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Figures
Certain monster names like Dracula or Godzilla are known across cultures as famous monsters.
Dracula is a popular monster in vampire fiction.
Pro Tip 1/2Not Real
Understand that monsters in stories are fictional and used to add excitement.
The movie featured a monster that could control minds.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Figures
Certain monster names like Dracula or Godzilla are known across cultures as famous monsters.
Dracula is a popular monster in vampire fiction.
Pro Tip 1/2Not Real
Understand that monsters in stories are fictional and used to add excitement.
The movie featured a monster that could control minds.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Figures
Certain monster names like Dracula or Godzilla are known across cultures as famous monsters.
Dracula is a popular monster in vampire fiction.
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Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
It really is. It's like you know you couldn't make it up, could you? But it does, it exists. But it's a monster, it is a monster. This one is called the snag tooth sea devil. I like the names of them as well. Look at that. They're very characteristic, aren't they? Very characteristic. Amazing, amazing and another great name for this one.
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What would you do if...
afraid of this monster of a disease to openly look at it or talk about it and I thought maybe this story I'm writing can give a human face and voice to this disease maybe it can give readers access to what otherwise might be too scary and overwhelming to consider in answering my
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The scientific origins...
and other monsters and gods were created by our early ancestors to rationalize the terrifying things that they saw in the natural world but did not understand. And while we can't explain every aspect of their stories, there may be some actual science that reveals itself
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A host of heroes - April...
He travels across the sea with his band of warriors to help another king defeat a supernatural monster that has been terrorizing his kingdom. He defeats the monster and the monster's mother in an epic battle, and then goes back home and becomes king himself.
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A Black man goes...
but I don't believe in any kind of unbeatable monster. There was no giant out there without perhaps a simple Achilles heel. And what if I told you that one of the best ways to actually overcome this is to have courageous conversations with difficult people,
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Everything you need to...
The book traces Dr. Frankenstein's futile quest to impart and sustain life. He constructs his monster part by part from dead matter and electrifies it into conscious being. Upon completing the experiment, however, he's horrified at the result and flees.
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What makes a hero? -...
special recognition, or power. Result This can vary between stories. Do the monsters bow down before the hero, or do they chase him as he flees from the special world? Return After all that adventure, the hero returns to his ordinary world.
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Giant Fish Helped by...
monster is an opportunity to see rare and endangered species like the dog eating catfish reportedly this predator got its name from old stories of fishermen baiting hooks with pieces of dog flesh to catch it I've never seen a
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At what moment are you...
so they regain their normal rhythm. This can prevent a person from dying, but it won't raise a dead body, or a monster sewn together from dead bodies. So it would seem that all our various medical miracles
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The science of stage...
Palms sweaty, heart racing, stomach in knots. You can't cry for help. Not only is your throat too tight to breathe, but it'd be so embarrassing. No, you aren't being stalked by a monster,
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Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
It really is. It's like you know you couldn't make it up, could you? But it does, it exists. But it's a monster, it is a monster. This one is called the snag tooth sea devil. I like the names of them as well. Look at that. They're very characteristic, aren't they? Very characteristic. Amazing, amazing and another great name for this one.
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What would you do if...
afraid of this monster of a disease to openly look at it or talk about it and I thought maybe this story I'm writing can give a human face and voice to this disease maybe it can give readers access to what otherwise might be too scary and overwhelming to consider in answering my
Video examples
The scientific origins...
and other monsters and gods were created by our early ancestors to rationalize the terrifying things that they saw in the natural world but did not understand. And while we can't explain every aspect of their stories, there may be some actual science that reveals itself
Video examples
A host of heroes - April...
He travels across the sea with his band of warriors to help another king defeat a supernatural monster that has been terrorizing his kingdom. He defeats the monster and the monster's mother in an epic battle, and then goes back home and becomes king himself.
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A Black man goes...
but I don't believe in any kind of unbeatable monster. There was no giant out there without perhaps a simple Achilles heel. And what if I told you that one of the best ways to actually overcome this is to have courageous conversations with difficult people,
Video examples
Everything you need to...
The book traces Dr. Frankenstein's futile quest to impart and sustain life. He constructs his monster part by part from dead matter and electrifies it into conscious being. Upon completing the experiment, however, he's horrified at the result and flees.
Video examples
What makes a hero? -...
special recognition, or power. Result This can vary between stories. Do the monsters bow down before the hero, or do they chase him as he flees from the special world? Return After all that adventure, the hero returns to his ordinary world.
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Giant Fish Helped by...
monster is an opportunity to see rare and endangered species like the dog eating catfish reportedly this predator got its name from old stories of fishermen baiting hooks with pieces of dog flesh to catch it I've never seen a
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At what moment are you...
so they regain their normal rhythm. This can prevent a person from dying, but it won't raise a dead body, or a monster sewn together from dead bodies. So it would seem that all our various medical miracles
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The science of stage...
Palms sweaty, heart racing, stomach in knots. You can't cry for help. Not only is your throat too tight to breathe, but it'd be so embarrassing. No, you aren't being stalked by a monster,
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Quote examples
Manila Luzon
American Celebrity
So my reason for doing drag, at first it was because I wanted to express this thing I had kind of stored deep down inside of me and now that I've let this thing loose, this monster out into the world and I kind of got that out of my system now.
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Jermaine O'Neal
American Basketball Player
Professional sports is a monster. It's not even real life. It's one of the few things in life, the economy goes bad, you still get your money.
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Michael Chandler
American Athlete
Benson is a champion. I'd be lying to you if I said I wasn't scared to death inside this cage, stepping into the cage with that monster.
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Tori Amos
American Musician
I think you have to know who you are. Get to know the monster that lives in your soul, dive deep into your soul and explore it.
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Jordan Peele
American Actor
I'll say this: The scariest monster in the world is human beings and what we are capable of, especially when we get together.
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Wilbur Smith
Novelist
I don't want children. Why should I let some strange little monster into my life to destroy what to me is a perfect set-up?
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J. J. Abrams
American Director
I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction.
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Steven Moffat
Scottish Writer
If anyone said to me 'invent a new monster so we can sell more toys', I'd kick them out of my office.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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Max Joseph
American Director
The truth is complicated, and few people are actually monsters.
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Manila Luzon
American Celebrity
So my reason for doing drag, at first it was because I wanted to express this thing I had kind of stored deep down inside of me and now that I've let this thing loose, this monster out into the world and I kind of got that out of my system now.
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Jermaine O'Neal
American Basketball Player
Professional sports is a monster. It's not even real life. It's one of the few things in life, the economy goes bad, you still get your money.
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Michael Chandler
American Athlete
Benson is a champion. I'd be lying to you if I said I wasn't scared to death inside this cage, stepping into the cage with that monster.
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Tori Amos
American Musician
I think you have to know who you are. Get to know the monster that lives in your soul, dive deep into your soul and explore it.
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Jordan Peele
American Actor
I'll say this: The scariest monster in the world is human beings and what we are capable of, especially when we get together.
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Wilbur Smith
Novelist
I don't want children. Why should I let some strange little monster into my life to destroy what to me is a perfect set-up?
Quote examples
J. J. Abrams
American Director
I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction.
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Steven Moffat
Scottish Writer
If anyone said to me 'invent a new monster so we can sell more toys', I'd kick them out of my office.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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Max Joseph
American Director
The truth is complicated, and few people are actually monsters.
Example 1 of 10
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