Phrase Hound found 312 phrases and 49 compound words that contain monkey. The most common are listed below. Open monkey in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 312
- monkey businessActivity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting.
- monkey puzzleA large coniferous tree, Araucaria araucana, native to Chile.
- monkey wrenchA wrench (spanner) with an adjustable jaw.
- spider monkeyAny New World monkey of the genus Ateles, with long, spindly limbs.
- monkey manA man who owns a monkey or monkeys; an organ grinder who keeps a pet monkey as part of his attraction.
- brass monkeyVery cold.
- blue monkeyA monkey of the species Cercopithecus mitis, native to central and eastern Africa.
- howler monkeyA Central American and South American monkey of the genus Alouatta, noted for their loud call.
- squirrel monkeyAny of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in southern Central America and northern South America.
- code monkeyA computer programmer.
- green monkeyAn Old World monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus).
- powder monkeyAn explosives expert; a person who sets explosives.
- leaf monkeyAny of various leaf-eating, arboreal Asian monkeys of the subfamily Colobinae of family Cercopithecidae, related to and including the langurs.
- monkey-houseAn enclosure in which monkeys are kept.
- New World monkeyAny monkey from any of the superfamily Ceboidea: five families of primates that are found in Central America and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae.
- grease monkeyA mechanic, often with the specific connotation of an automobile mechanic.
- capuchin monkeyAny New World monkey of the subfamily Cebinae.
- proboscis monkeyA reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey, of species Nasalis larvatus, with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo.
- Old World monkeyAny primate of the family Cercopithecidae.
- golden monkeyThe Old World monkey Cercopithecus kandti.
- monkey breadA type of gourd, the fruit of a baobab tree (Adansonia digitata), eaten by monkeys.
- monkey jacketA type of close-fitting jacket worn by sailors.
- monkey modelA downgraded version of a weapon for export or war-time mass production, which lacks many advanced functions of the original version.
- sea monkeyA brine shrimp, sold as a novelty aquarium pet.
- snub-nosed monkeyAny Old World monkey of the genus Rhinopithecus.
Compound words 49
- monkeypoxA disease of the skin of rodents and primates, including humans, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.
- monkeyflowerAny of various plants in the genus Mimulus.
- monkeycideThe killing of a monkey.
- monkeyeseThe language supposedly used by monkeys.
- monkeyspeakThe language supposedly used by monkeys.
- assmonkeyAn obnoxious or contemptible person; a jerk.
- monkeysonaA fursona that is a monkey.
- supermonkeyA monkey with remarkable abilities.
- MonkeydoniaRepublic of North Macedonia.
- monkeykindAll monkeys, collectively.