mono
Meanings
Plural: monos
Noun
- an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
- A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding.
- A diet where someome eats only one type of food.
- Clipping of monomorphism.
- Clipping of mononucleosis.
- A monogamous person.
Adjective Satellite
- designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
Adj
- Clipping of monochrome.
- Clipping of monosexual.
- Monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.
- Monoamorous, monogamous.
Origin / Etymology
Shortenings, ultimately from the prefix mono- (“one, single”).
Synonyms
glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, kissing disease, mononucleosis, monophonic, single-channel, wheelie
Scrabble Score: 6
mono is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmono is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mono is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
mono is a valid Words With Friends word