monster

  1. Noun.  A terrifying and dangerous, wild or fictional creature.
  2. Noun.  A bizarre or whimsical creature.
  3. Noun.  An extremely cruel or antisocial person, especially a criminal.
  4. Noun.  A horribly deformed person.
  5. Noun.  (figuratively) A badly behaved child, a brat.
  6. Noun.  (informal) Something unusually large.
  7. Noun.  (informal) A prodigy; someone very talented in a specific domain.
  8. Adjective.  Very large; worthy of a monster.
  9. Verb.  (chiefly, Australia) To harass.

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