monkey
1. any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians) (Freq. 8)
• Hypernyms:
primate
• Hyponyms:
Old World monkey, catarrhine, New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian
2. one who is playfully mischievous
• Syn:
imp, scamp, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag
• Derivationally related forms:
rascally (for: rascal)
• Hypernyms:
child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver,
shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke,
fry, nestling
• Hyponyms:
terror, brat, little terror, holy terror
1. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
- Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
- The reporter fiddle with the facts
• Syn:
tamper, fiddle
• Hypernyms:
manipulate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
- The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
• Syn:
putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey around,
muck about, muck around
• Derivationally related forms:
tinker (for: tinker), tinkerer (for: tinker), potterer (for: potter), putterer (for: putter)
• Hypernyms:
work
• Hyponyms:
puddle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
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