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mon·stros·i·ty noun 1 a : a malformation of a plant or animal

b : something deviating from the normal : FREAK

2 : the quality or state of being monstrous

3 a : an object of great and often frightening size, force, or complexity

b : an excessively bad or shocking example

Synonyms

[1b] abnormality, freak, monster—more at FREAK

[2] atrociousness, atrocity, frightfulness, hideousness, horror, repulsiveness—more at HORROR

[2] atrociousness, atrocity, depravity, enormity, heinousness, vileness, wickedness—more at ENORMITY

[3b] eyesore, fright, horror, mess, sight—more at EYESORE

mon·strous adjective 1 : having extraordinary often overwhelming size

2 : extraordinarily ugly or vicious

3 : deviating greatly from the natural form or character

Synonyms

[1] enormous, giant, gigantic, huge, mammoth, massive, monster, monumental, prodigious, tremendous, whopping—more at HUGE

[2] appalling, atrocious, awful, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrible, horrid, lurid, macabre, nightmarish, shocking, terrible—more at HORRIBLE

[3] deformed, distorted, malformed, misshapen, shapeless—more at MALFORMED

mon·strous·ly adverb : in a monstrous manner

Synonyms

devilishly, excessively, inordinately, overly, overmuch, too—more at TOO

broadly, considerably, greatly, hugely, largely, massively, much, sizably, stupendously, tremendously, utterly, vastly—more at GREATLY

Mont abbreviation Montana

mon·tage noun [ORIGIN: F]

1 : a composite photograph made by combining several separate pictures

2 : an artistic composition made up of several different kinds of elements

3 : a varied mixture : JUMBLE

month noun, plural months : one of the 12 parts into which the year is divided

— month·ly adverb or adjective or noun

month·long adjective : lasting a month

mon·u·ment noun 1 : a lasting reminder; especially : a structure erected in remembrance of a person or event

2 : NATIONAL MONUMENT

Synonyms

gravestone, headstone, tombstone—more at TOMBSTONE

keepsake, memento, memorial, remembrance, souvenir, token—more at MEMORIAL

mon·u·men·tal adjective 1 : of or relating to a monument

2 a : having impressive bulk or size

b : highly significant : OUTSTANDING

3 : very great

— mon·u·men·tal·ly adverb

Synonyms

[2a, 3] colossal, enormous, giant, gigantic, grand, heroic, huge, mammoth, massive, outsize, oversize, prodigious, titanic, tremendous, vast

moo verb : to make the natural throat noise of a cow

— moo noun

1mood noun 1 : a conscious state of mind or predominant emotion

2 : a prevailing attitude : DISPOSITION

3 : a distinctive atmosphere

Synonyms

[1] cheer, frame, humor, mode, spirit, temper; also attitude, outlook, perspective, standpoint, viewpoint; emotion, feeling, heart, passion, sentiment; strain; belief, conviction, mind, opinion; expression, tone, vein; character, disposition, individuality, personality, temperament; responsiveness, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity

[3] air, atmosphere, aura, climate, flavor, note, temper—more at AURA

2mood noun : distinction of form of a verb to express whether its action or state is conceived as fact or in some other manner (as wish)

moody adjective mood·i·er; -est 1 : GLOOMY

2 : subject to moods : TEMPERAMENTAL

— mood·i·ly adverb

— mood·i·ness noun

1moon noun 1 : the earth's natural satellite

2 : SATELLITE 2

2moon verb : to engage in idle reverie

moon·beam noun : a ray of light from the moon

1moonlight noun : the light of the moon

— moon·lit adjective

2moonlight verb moon·light·ed; moon·light·ing : to hold a second job in addition to a regular one

— moon·light·er noun

moon·roof noun : a glass sunroof

moon·scape noun : the surface of the moon as seen or as pictured

moon·shine noun 1 : MOONLIGHT

2 : empty talk

3 : intoxicating liquor usu. illegally distilled

Synonyms

alcohol, booze, drink, intoxicant, liquor, spirits—more at ALCOHOL

moon·stone noun : a transparent or translucent feldspar of pearly luster