Beast
noun
An animal, especially a large or wild one.
Lions, tigers and other wild beasts inhabit the forest.
Often appears as...
- wild beast
- domestic beast
noun
A person who is cruel or violent.
He turned into a beast when he drank too much.
Often appears as...
- beast of a man
- brutish beast
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who is unusually strong.
He's a beast in the gym, lifting more weights than anyone else.
Often appears as...
- beast at the gym
- beast in training
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
noun
A thing that is difficult and burdensome.
Getting into medical school is a beast of a challenge.
Often appears as...
- beast of a challenge
- beast of a task
Usage tips
Informal
noun
An animal, especially a large or wild one.
Lions, tigers and other wild beasts inhabit the forest.
Often appears as...
- wild beast
- domestic beast
noun
A person who is cruel or violent.
He turned into a beast when he drank too much.
Often appears as...
- beast of a man
- brutish beast
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who is unusually strong.
He's a beast in the gym, lifting more weights than anyone else.
Often appears as...
- beast at the gym
- beast in training
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
noun
A thing that is difficult and burdensome.
Getting into medical school is a beast of a challenge.
Often appears as...
- beast of a challenge
- beast of a task
Usage tips
Informal
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Pro Tip 1/3Wild Context
Use 'beast' for animals in a natural, wild habitat, not for typical home pets.
He photographed every beast prowling the African savannah.
Pro Tip 2/3Size Matters
Implies a larger size, 'beast' wouldn't commonly describe small animals.
A massive bear, truly a beast, roamed the woods.
Pro Tip 3/3Strength Implication
A 'beast' often connotes strength or power, not just any animal.
The elephant, a gentle beast, has incredible strength.
Pro Tip 1/3Wild Context
Use 'beast' for animals in a natural, wild habitat, not for typical home pets.
He photographed every beast prowling the African savannah.
Pro Tip 2/3Size Matters
Implies a larger size, 'beast' wouldn't commonly describe small animals.
A massive bear, truly a beast, roamed the woods.
Pro Tip 3/3Strength Implication
A 'beast' often connotes strength or power, not just any animal.
The elephant, a gentle beast, has incredible strength.
Pro Tip 1/3Wild Context
Use 'beast' for animals in a natural, wild habitat, not for typical home pets.
He photographed every beast prowling the African savannah.
Pro Tip 2/3Size Matters
Implies a larger size, 'beast' wouldn't commonly describe small animals.
A massive bear, truly a beast, roamed the woods.
Pro Tip 3/3Strength Implication
A 'beast' often connotes strength or power, not just any animal.
The elephant, a gentle beast, has incredible strength.
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Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
engaging little mini beasts you'll ever encounter they've got lots of pairs of eyes but there's two big pairs that stare straight at you and they can't move their eyes within their heads they have to turn their whole body and there's something about that which to give them a real character um
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Sir David Attenborough...
closely they are a strange extremely primitive creature called a tenrec and they live nowhere else in the world but in madagascar the local people have superstitions and taboos connected with nearly all their animals and they have them about even such an inoffensive little beast as this
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What would you do if...
what happened my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's as the neuroscientist my family I did my best to understand this beast of a disease while the neurobiology fascinated the scientists in me it did little to help me as a granddaughter turns out everything I
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The otherworldly...
It's thought that high oxygen levels may drive extreme growth in some species, while the colder temperatures promote longer life spans, giving animals the opportunity to grow massive. Many of these exotic sea beasts will never experience sunlight.
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The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
from camera traps into actually getting some long lens footage and then it just turned into this beast you make a plan and then you expect none of that to happen and then you have another plan because inevitably wildlife doesn't read off a
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The Egyptian Book of the...
But first, that spirit must pass through the duat, or underworld. This is a realm of vast caverns, lakes of fire, and magical gates, all guarded by fearsome beasts - snakes, crocodiles, and half-human monstrosities
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Bull in the Stands PIPE Do...
measure of comfort knowing there's a protective barrier between you and the ring but there's something else you should know Bulls can jump it's a nightmare scenario without warning the raging beast leaves the wall
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The lie that invented...
and he described them as a distinct group, inferior and beastly. Never mind that in that precolonial time some of the most sophisticated cultures in the world were in Africa. Why would this guy make this claim?
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The Land of Pure Silence...
remember where we are because you're literally in a life raft and if anything went wrong it would be bad his last time out re managed to place a video tag on a humpback whale a sixty six thousand pound beast
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The myth of Loki’s...
releasing a torrent of saliva that became a furious river. While the beast was not dead, he was bound, and Odin celebrated his victory over fate. But in truth, his actions had only sealed his doom.
Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
engaging little mini beasts you'll ever encounter they've got lots of pairs of eyes but there's two big pairs that stare straight at you and they can't move their eyes within their heads they have to turn their whole body and there's something about that which to give them a real character um
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
closely they are a strange extremely primitive creature called a tenrec and they live nowhere else in the world but in madagascar the local people have superstitions and taboos connected with nearly all their animals and they have them about even such an inoffensive little beast as this
Video examples
What would you do if...
what happened my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's as the neuroscientist my family I did my best to understand this beast of a disease while the neurobiology fascinated the scientists in me it did little to help me as a granddaughter turns out everything I
Video examples
The otherworldly...
It's thought that high oxygen levels may drive extreme growth in some species, while the colder temperatures promote longer life spans, giving animals the opportunity to grow massive. Many of these exotic sea beasts will never experience sunlight.
Video examples
The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
from camera traps into actually getting some long lens footage and then it just turned into this beast you make a plan and then you expect none of that to happen and then you have another plan because inevitably wildlife doesn't read off a
Video examples
The Egyptian Book of the...
But first, that spirit must pass through the duat, or underworld. This is a realm of vast caverns, lakes of fire, and magical gates, all guarded by fearsome beasts - snakes, crocodiles, and half-human monstrosities
Video examples
Bull in the Stands PIPE Do...
measure of comfort knowing there's a protective barrier between you and the ring but there's something else you should know Bulls can jump it's a nightmare scenario without warning the raging beast leaves the wall
Video examples
The lie that invented...
and he described them as a distinct group, inferior and beastly. Never mind that in that precolonial time some of the most sophisticated cultures in the world were in Africa. Why would this guy make this claim?
Video examples
The Land of Pure Silence...
remember where we are because you're literally in a life raft and if anything went wrong it would be bad his last time out re managed to place a video tag on a humpback whale a sixty six thousand pound beast
Video examples
The myth of Loki’s...
releasing a torrent of saliva that became a furious river. While the beast was not dead, he was bound, and Odin celebrated his victory over fate. But in truth, his actions had only sealed his doom.
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Quote examples
Luigi Pirandello
Italian Playwright
Every true man, sir, who is a little above the level of the beasts and plants does not live for the sake of living, without knowing how to live; but he lives so as to give a meaning and a value of his own to life.
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Banks
American Musician
I think social media is an interesting beast - you can't get too caught up in it. People can get caught up in it sometimes, but I think it's important to live in the present and not on the computer screen.
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Aaron Dessner
American Musician
There are people who want to hear what they consider your hits. There are people who want you to experiment and explore random, rare things. And it's kind of a different; they're two different beasts.
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
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Tim Meadows
American Comedian
Everything that happens to me in my life, be it good or bad, it's all education, and it's important for that to become part of what you do. It all feeds the beast.
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Lizzo
American Musician
No one said, 'This is the best female rapper.' It's more like, 'Lizzo can really rap.' I think its because I'm not that sexy girl. I'm that beast girl.
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Chief Seattle
Leader
All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man... the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.
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Nikki Grimes
American Author
Something about your life always makes its way into your stories. That's just the nature of the beast.
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Nina Agdal
Danish Model
Michael Phelps is a beast. He's like a human fish.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Courage without conscience is a wild beast.
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Luigi Pirandello
Italian Playwright
Every true man, sir, who is a little above the level of the beasts and plants does not live for the sake of living, without knowing how to live; but he lives so as to give a meaning and a value of his own to life.
Quote examples
Banks
American Musician
I think social media is an interesting beast - you can't get too caught up in it. People can get caught up in it sometimes, but I think it's important to live in the present and not on the computer screen.
Quote examples
Aaron Dessner
American Musician
There are people who want to hear what they consider your hits. There are people who want you to experiment and explore random, rare things. And it's kind of a different; they're two different beasts.
Quote examples
Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
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Tim Meadows
American Comedian
Everything that happens to me in my life, be it good or bad, it's all education, and it's important for that to become part of what you do. It all feeds the beast.
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Lizzo
American Musician
No one said, 'This is the best female rapper.' It's more like, 'Lizzo can really rap.' I think its because I'm not that sexy girl. I'm that beast girl.
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Chief Seattle
Leader
All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man... the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.
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Nikki Grimes
American Author
Something about your life always makes its way into your stories. That's just the nature of the beast.
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Nina Agdal
Danish Model
Michael Phelps is a beast. He's like a human fish.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Courage without conscience is a wild beast.
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