| monk | |
| 1. n. A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service. | |
| 2. n. in earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally. | |
| 3. n. (slang) A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit. | |
| 4. n. (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships. | |
| 5. n. (slang) A judge. | |
| 6. n. (printing) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed; distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink. | |
| 7. n. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine. | |
| 8. n. A South American monkey ; also applied to other species, as. | |
| 9. n. The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula). | |
| 10. n. The monkfish. | |
| 11. n. (historical) A fuse for firing mines. | |
| 12. v. To be a monk. | |
| 13. v. To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative. | |
| 14. v. To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic. | |
| 15. v. To be intoxicated or confused. | |
| 16. v. To be attached in a way that sticks out. | |
