Monk

/mʌŋk/ noun verb

A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.

What it means

  1. (noun) A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
  2. (noun) In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
  3. (noun) A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
  4. (noun) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
  5. (noun) A judge.
  6. (noun) 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. (noun) A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
  8. (noun) A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
  9. (noun) The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
  10. (noun) The monkfish.
  11. (noun) A fuse for firing mines.
  12. (verb) To be a monk.

Letter analysis

  • Monk contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
  • It uses 4 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 10.

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Common questions

What does Monk mean?

A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.

How many letters are in Monk?

Monk has 4 letters.

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