monk meaning

• Noun: monk  múngk
  1. A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
     - monastic
  Noun: Monk
  1. United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)
     - Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Sphere Monk

  Derived forms: monks

  Type of: jazz musician, jazzman, religious

  Encyclopedia: Monk

• monk on:    [British slang]Nou ...
• black monk:     noun  A ...
• monk bond:    [Architecture]Simi ...

Examples

1. "that was not my doing," observed monks.
2. he shaved his head and became a monk.
3. he disguised himself as a monk.
4. "i have nothing to disclose," rejoined monks.
5. having spoken these words the strange monk vanished.