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Synonyms
mon·ster (mŏństər)

[Middle English monstre, from Old French, from Latin mōnstrum, portent, monster, from monēre, to warn.]

noun 

    1. An imaginary or legendary creature, such as a centaur or Harpy, that combines parts from various animal or human forms.
    2. A creature having a strange or frightening appearance.
  2. An animal, a plant, or other organism having structural defects or deformities.
  3. Pathology A fetus or an infant that is grotesquely abnormal and usually not viable.
  4. A very large animal, plant, or object.
  5. One who inspires horror or disgust: a monster of selfishness.

adjective 

Informal Extremely large; monstrous: a monster hit at the box office; ate a monster steak.