menagerie Definition
me·nag·erie (mə naj′ər ē, -naz̸h′-)
noun
- a collection of wild or strange animals kept in cages or enclosures for exhibition
- a place where such animals are kept
Etymology: Fr ménagerie < ménage: see ménage
menagerie Synonyms
menagerie Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- pet: My love of animals started from an early age, growing up surrounded by a menagerie of pets.
- creature: You can never be alone down PGS - we had a whole menagerie of cute little creatures wanting to be our friends.
- animal: Stories abound of Rossetti's stay at number 16 along with friends and a large menagerie of exotic animals.
- cat: At last " I cried to my menagerie of cats " It's cool to be queer!
- friend: Bobby and Punch join John's ever-growing menagerie of four-legged friends including a German Shepherd called Ryan.
Converse of subject
populate: Each of these levels will be populated by a menagerie of monsters, none of whom harbor a particularly strong love of the Doc.
Converse of object
- have: You can never be alone down PGS - we had a whole menagerie of cute little creatures wanting to be our friends.
- keep: You can still visit the Tower of London and see the Lion Tower where they kept the menagerie.
- collect: It's that kind of book; an esoteric menagerie collected together by a serious writer who has composed his text with great thought.
- grow: Children of all ages delight in meeting our farm animals - a growing menagerie of donkeys, ponies and chickens.
- create: Rossetti returned to a boyhood interest in animals creating a small menagerie in the garden of his house.
- include: The extensive, enclosed gardens offer a safe but exciting environment, including a menagerie of rare-breed hens.
Adjective modifier
- whole: Anyhow, we'll leave instructions to ship the whole menagerie to France.
- private: It seems that this creature escaped from an early private menagerie.
- veritable: We have a veritable menagerie of small woodland creatures accompanying us.
- small: Rossetti returned to a boyhood interest in animals creating a small menagerie in the garden of his house.
- royal: At one point it housed a great royal menagerie containing a range of exotic animals.
- large: Stories abound of Rossetti's stay at number 16 along with friends and a large menagerie of exotic animals.
Modifies a noun
keeper: Cheese and onion is the way to go menagerie keeper 13:54 7/11 SALT AND VINEGAR ARE THE BEST ONES!
Browse dictionary entries near menagerie
- ‹ Menado
- ‹ menadione
- ‹ menad
- ‹ menacing
- ‹ menace
- ‹ -men
- ‹ men's room
- ‹ Menéndez de Avilés
- ‹ men
- ‹ memsahib
- Menai Strait ›
- Menam ›
- Menander ›
- menarche ›
- Mencius ›
- Mencken ›
- mend ›
- mendacious ›
- mendacity ›
- Mende ›

