monkey

English Thesaurus

1. any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians) (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	primate,
definition	:	any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	catarrhine, old world monkey,
definition	:	of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	new world monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian,
definition	:	hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails (noun.animal)

2. one who is playfully mischievous (noun.person)

hypernym	:	child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster,
definition	:	a young person of either sex (noun.person)

hyponym	:	brat, holy terror, little terror, terror,
definition	:	a very troublesome child (noun.person)

3. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	work,
definition	:	exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity (verb.social)

hyponym	:	puddle,
definition	:	mess around, as in a liquid or paste (verb.contact)

4. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	manipulate,
definition	:	hold something in one's hands and move it (verb.contact)

5. one who is playfully mischievous (noun.person)

derivation	:	fiddle, monkey, tamper,
definition	:	play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	devilish, rascally, roguish,
definition	:	playful in an appealingly bold way (adj.all)

6. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	potterer, putterer,
definition	:	a person who putters about (noun.person)

derivation	:	tinker, tinkerer,
definition	:	a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts (noun.person)

derivation	:	fiddler, tinkerer,
definition	:	an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend (noun.person)

7. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp,
definition	:	one who is playfully mischievous (noun.person)

8. one who is playfully mischievous (noun.person)

derivation	:	fiddle, monkey, tamper,
definition	:	play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	devilish, rascally, roguish,
definition	:	playful in an appealingly bold way (adj.all)

9. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	potterer, putterer,
definition	:	a person who putters about (noun.person)

derivation	:	tinker, tinkerer,
definition	:	a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts (noun.person)

derivation	:	fiddler, tinkerer,
definition	:	an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend (noun.person)

10. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp,
definition	:	one who is playfully mischievous (noun.person)