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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
/ ˈkriːtʃə /
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
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Derived Forms
- ˈcreatureliness, noun
- ˈcreatural, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of creature1
C13: from Church Latin crēatūra, from Latin crēare to create
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