n.
1.an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator
2.the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation)
3.the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Idiom of the Day
pick up a radio wave etc.
to catch or receive the sound of a radio etc.
We could not pick up any radio stations when we were travelling through the mountains.