monks

A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.

In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.

A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.

An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.

A judge.

A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed; distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.

A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.

A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.

The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).

The monkfish.

A fuse for firing mines.

To be a monk.

To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.

To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.

To be intoxicated or confused.

To be attached in a way that sticks out.

A monkey.