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monster movie

monster movie noun: a movie featuring one or more monsters in a prominent role; a creature feature.

monster movie: a movie featuring one or more monsters in a prominent role; a creature feature
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Noun

monster movie (plural monster movies)

  1. A movie featuring one or more monsters in a prominent role; a creature feature.
    • Thus the supernatural monster movie may be subdivided into the vampire film, the ghost film, the zombie film and others and Dracula would be a horror/supernatural-monster/vampire movie, while Friday the 13ᵗʰ would be a horror/human/slasher movie.2010, Bruce Kawin, Horror and the Horror Film, page 47

Synonyms of monster movie

Forms of monster movie

pluralmonster movies

Questions about monster movie

What does monster movie mean?
Monster movie means a movie featuring one or more monsters in a prominent role; a creature feature.
What part of speech is monster movie?
Monster movie is a noun.
What is the plural of monster movie?
The plural of monster movie is monster movies.

Words near monster movie in the dictionary

  1. Monster Mansion
  2. monster mash
  3. monster mashes
  4. monster meeting
  5. monster meetings
  6. monster movie
  7. monster movies
  8. monster of the week
  9. monster porn
  10. monster truck
  11. monster trucks

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