Collocations for monster - noun
ADJ.
big, huge, large | ugly | bug-eyed, hairy, scaly
cheap sci-fi films with bug-eyed monsters
cheap sci-fi films with bug-eyed monsters
evil | alien, mythical, prehistoric | sea | sex
The tabloid papers labelled him ‘an evil sex monster’.
The tabloid papers labelled him ‘an evil sex monster’.
Frankenstein''s
Bad organizations are self-created Frankenstein''s monsters, beyond the control or influence of their leaders.
Bad organizations are self-created Frankenstein''s monsters, beyond the control or influence of their leaders.
VERB + MONSTER
create
(often figurative) The government has created a bureaucratic monster.
(often figurative) The government has created a bureaucratic monster.
fight
(often figurative) I wanted to fight these monsters: I didn''t want to go on living with them.
(often figurative) I wanted to fight these monsters: I didn''t want to go on living with them.
be inhabited by
a barren wilderness inhabited by monsters
a barren wilderness inhabited by monsters
MONSTER + VERB
devour sb/sth