monk

monk is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty.
2. noun. A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.
3. noun. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
4. noun. A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus.
5. noun. The European bullfinch.
6. noun. a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

   Synonyms: monastic

7. noun. United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

Synonyms

monastic

Common word forms

monks, monkly

Words from these letters

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