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
1Words Nearby creature
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How to use creature in a sentence
The dolphinlike creature was nearly 5 meters long, about the length of a canoe.
This ichthyosaur died after devouring a creature nearly as long as itself | Maria Temming | August 20, 2020 | Science NewsWe may now be in a world where in-person events are a rarity, but that hasn’t curbed our desire for gatherings as we’re naturally social creatures.
It keeps genes in the pool that might not be of use today, but might save a creature’s descendants from plagues, pestilence, and parasites.
Sex Is Driven by the Impetus to Change - Issue 88: Love & Sex | Jill Neimark | August 12, 2020 | NautilusDuring the Blob from 2015–2016, some creatures may have traveled more than 2,000 kilometers.
Species may swim thousands of kilometers to escape ocean heat waves | Carolyn Gramling | August 10, 2020 | Science NewsWe are all creatures of habit, and shopping is largely habit-driven.
There are only a few moments in life when buying habits change, and a pandemic is one of them | Marc Bain | August 8, 2020 | Quartz
Their logic: the sea-creature would come alive and drink up any remaining alcohol.
Exactly when the transition to modern domestic creature took place, for a bird that is wild to this day, is controversial.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity | William O’Connor | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the Gävle Goat, apparently a sensitive creature, took the destruction hard.
Indeed, Dr. Shaheed has noted that Rouhani has only “limited authority” to change the system of which he is a creature.
Iran’s Horrific Human-Rights Record | Sen. Mark Kirk, Sen. Marco Rubio | November 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPillay used the 747 to deliver creature comforts, particularly for business travelers, that were previously unheard of.
He was the strangest-looking creature Davy had ever seen, not even excepting the Goblin.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylSome of the alarm returned, however, when the creature attempted to climb up by his own ladder.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneWhile Benjy sat contemplating this creature, and wondering what was to be the end of it all, a bright idea occurred to him.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneThat poor, pretty creature, starving, in her charming pink dress and hat of roses.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonTo hear the creature talk about it makes my mouth as a brick kiln and my flesh as that of a goose.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke
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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