Definitions
(medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus
Word origin
From Middle English monstre, from Old French monstre, mostre, moustre, from Latin mōnstrum. Displaced native Old English fīfel and Old English þyrs.
Used in a sentence
“O, 'twas a din to fright a monster's ear,/ to make an earthquake.”
“[T]he monſter [sc. a tiger], rouſed by the noiſe, ſtarted forward, preſented ſuch a viſage of horror, and raiſed ſuch a hideous roar, that the hearts of the bold were contracted, and the nerves of the valiant unſtrung.”
“He caught Grendel's right hand, and still without rising from his bed, stopped the monster's onrush.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Large scary creature”7 letters
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