monkey
/mˈʌŋki/
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Definitions
Noun
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
Noun
one who is playfully mischievous
Verb
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
Verb
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
Synonyms
fiddle
imp
mess around
monkey around
muck about
muck around
potter
putter
rapscallion
rascal
scalawag
scallywag
scamp
tamper
tinker
More General Terms
child
fry
kid
manipulate
minor
nestling
nipper
primate
shaver
small fry
tiddler
tike
tyke
work
youngster
More Specific Terms
brat
catarrhine
holy terror
little terror
New World monkey
Old World monkey
platyrrhine
platyrrhinian
puddle
terror