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creature
[kree-cher]
noun
an animal, especially a nonhuman.
the creatures of the woods and fields; a creature from outer space.
anything created, whether animate or inanimate.
person; human being.
She is a charming creature. The driver of a bus is sometimes an irritable creature.
an animate being.
a person whose position or fortune is owed to someone or something and who continues under the control or influence of that person or thing.
The cardinal was a creature of Louis XI.
Scot. and Older U.S. Use.Usually the creature intoxicating liquor, especially whiskey.
He drinks a bit of the creature before bedtime.
creature
/ ˈːʃə /
noun
a living being, esp an animal
something that has been created, whether animate or inanimate
a creature of the imagination
a human being; person: used as a term of scorn, pity, or endearment
a person who is dependent upon another; tool or puppet
Other Word Forms
- ˈٳܰԱ noun
- ˈٳܰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of creature1
Example Sentences
Generalist creatures, those that can thrive in a variety of environments, will most easily adapt to city life and may go on to decimate native species.
Even if seeking realism in creatures that only exist in our imagination might seem counterintuitive, the goal is to make them feel palpable within their made-up realm.
Dogs are creatures of habit, he reminded me, as much as humans — or more.
Workers planted 285,000 trees to mitigate its significant environmental impact and creatures including bats, dormice and great crested newts have also been moved.
Eventually she is subsumed into this alien universe, a creature of nature who allows birds to roost on her chromium shoulder.
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