creature
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.
Origin of creature
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How to use creature in a sentence
Through his company, consumers will be able to cheaply make custom DNA strands, including what Heinz calls “creatures.”
Bulbous columns, winding staircases, and whimsical bas-reliefs of mythical creatures wrap around the palace.
The Postman Who Built a Palace in France…by Hand | Nina Strochlic | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou must be one of the most obnoxious creatures, male or female, roaming the planet.
Because people are social creatures who need to network, and the price to do so should not be privacy.
How Four Upstarts Built and Crashed the Anti-Facebook | Jake Whitney | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVita activists have demanded that police investigate how the sea creatures appeared in Moscow and why.
Activists: Moscow Sea Park Is ‘Torturing’ Its Orca Whales | Anna Nemtsova | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
There are great and wonderful works: a variety of beasts, and of all living things, and the monstrous creatures of whales.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousMen of science strove to read the riddle of life; to guide and to succour their fellow creatures.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordWe yielded to their wishes and restored the little creatures to the air and waves, their native elements.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferHe knew his fellow-creatures better than most men; knew that inner life which so seldom unfolds itself to unanointed eyes.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThis had flattered his pride and his fondness for all dumb creatures had made them dear to him beyond his own belief.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for creature
/ (ˈkriːtʃə) /
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
Origin of creature
1Derived forms of creature
- creatural or creaturely, adjective
- creatureliness, noun
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