monk
A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
Noun 4 meanings
A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
Verb 4 meanings
To be a monk.
To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.
To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.
To be intoxicated or confused.
Etymology
From Middle English monk, from Old English munuc, from Proto-West Germanic *munik, from Late Latin monicus, variant of monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
MONK at a glance
MONK has 4 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (M 3 + O 1 + N 1 + K 5) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,823 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with monk
All rhymes- HONK11
- TONK8
- BONK10
- WONK11
- CRONK11
- PLONK11
- CONK10
- ZONK17
- PRONK11
- PONK10
- GONK9
- CLONK11
One letter away
- MOCK12
- MONA6
- MONO6
- MINK10
- MONS6
- HONK11
- TONK8
- MOOK10
- BONK10
- WONK11
- MONY9
- CONK10
- ZONK17
- PONK10
- MOSK10
- GONK9
- KONK12
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