noun
- a large, frightening imaginary creature
- a cruel or wicked person
- something unusually large
Usage: informal
adjective
- extremely large
Usage: informal
Examples
- The children were scared of the monster under the bed.
- Dragons and other monsters appear in many fairy tales.
- He’s a monster for treating his employees so badly.
- That truck is a real monster – it barely fits in the garage.
- She caught a monster fish on her vacation.
- The storm caused monster waves along the coast.