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plural noun

things that contribute to bodily comfort and ease, as food, warmth, a comfortable bed, hot water for bathing, etc.

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Origin of creature comforts

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby creature comforts

creativity, creator, creatural, creature, creature comfort, creature comforts, creature feature, creaturely, CREB, crèche, Crécy

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How to use creature comforts in a sentence

Their logic: the sea-creature would come alive and drink up any remaining alcohol.
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Exactly when the transition to modern domestic creature took place, for a bird that is wild to this day, is controversial.
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And the Gävle Goat, apparently a sensitive creature, took the destruction hard.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That means visiting Fargo each week from the comforts of your bedroom without having to run any cables from the living room.
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Few cared about the grounded luxury jets that offered all manner of in-flight comforts—those were meant for the princelings.
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He was the strangest-looking creature Davy had ever seen, not even excepting the Goblin.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Some of the alarm returned, however, when the creature attempted to climb up by his own ladder.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
While 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. Ballantyne
That poor, pretty creature, starving, in her charming pink dress and hat of roses.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
To 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 comforts

creature comforts

pl n

material things or luxuries that help to provide for one's bodily comfort

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Cultural definitions for creature comforts

creature comforts

The basic physical things that make life pleasant — good food, warm clothing, etc.: “The poor frequently lack the creature comforts the rest of us take for granted.”

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