Creature
noun
Any animal or human.
That dog is a friendly creature.
Often appears as...
- wild creature
- sea creature
noun
A person of a particular kind.
He is a creature of habit.
Often appears as...
- creature of habit
- creature of comfort
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Colloquial
noun
An imaginary, strange or frightening animal.
The children imagined a scary creature under their bed.
Often appears as...
- mythical creature
- strange creature
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Literary
noun
A person who is controlled by another.
He was known to be a creature of the corporation.
Often appears as...
- creature of corporation
- political creature
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Disapproving
noun
Any animal or human.
That dog is a friendly creature.
Often appears as...
- wild creature
- sea creature
noun
A person of a particular kind.
He is a creature of habit.
Often appears as...
- creature of habit
- creature of comfort
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
An imaginary, strange or frightening animal.
The children imagined a scary creature under their bed.
Often appears as...
- mythical creature
- strange creature
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A person who is controlled by another.
He was known to be a creature of the corporation.
Often appears as...
- creature of corporation
- political creature
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Broader than Animals
Remember that 'creature' includes humans, not just animals.
Humans are the most complex creatures on Earth.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Connotation
'Creature' is neutral, without implying good or bad qualities.
Every creature has a role in the ecosystem.
Pro Tip 3/3Living Being
Use 'creature' only for living beings, not inanimate objects.
The forest was full of creatures.
Pro Tip 1/3Broader than Animals
Remember that 'creature' includes humans, not just animals.
Humans are the most complex creatures on Earth.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Connotation
'Creature' is neutral, without implying good or bad qualities.
Every creature has a role in the ecosystem.
Pro Tip 3/3Living Being
Use 'creature' only for living beings, not inanimate objects.
The forest was full of creatures.
Pro Tip 1/3Broader than Animals
Remember that 'creature' includes humans, not just animals.
Humans are the most complex creatures on Earth.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Connotation
'Creature' is neutral, without implying good or bad qualities.
Every creature has a role in the ecosystem.
Pro Tip 3/3Living Being
Use 'creature' only for living beings, not inanimate objects.
The forest was full of creatures.
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The myth behind the...
The ox came in second, with the powerful tiger right behind him. The rabbit, too small to battle the current, nimbly hopped across stones and logs to come in fourth. Next came the dragon, who could have flown directly across, but stopped to help some creatures she had encountered on the way.
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Why elephants never...
and can recall important locations long after their last visit. But it's the memories unrelated to survival that are the most fascinating. Elephants remember not only their herd companions but other creatures who have made a strong impression on them.
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Why do women have...
In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story. The other half reveals that pregnancy places a mother and her child at odds. As for all living creatures, the human body evolved to promote the spread of its genes.
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Nizar Ibrahim: How we...
These dragons from deep time are incredible creatures. They're bizzarre, they're beautiful, and there's very little we know about them. These thoughts were going through my head when I looked at the pages of my first dinosaur book.
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How fire shapes...
of the fire triangle namely ignition well that changed when a creature arrived who could wrest control of ignition away from lightning and fire at will and at that point we complete the cycle of fire for the circle of life but
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Meet the tardigrade, the...
their anti-drying technique, to survive other stresses. If we can understand how they, and other creatures, stabilize their sensitive biological molecules, perhaps we could apply this knowledge to help us stabilize vaccines,
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Vampires: Folklore,...
Charming, aren't they? Though they may look vastly different, all of these beings have one common They sustain themselves by consuming the life force of a living creature. This shared trait is what defines a vampire --
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The three different ways...
Whether placental, marsupial, or monotreme, each of these creatures and its unique birthing methods, however bizarre, have succeeded for many millennia in bringing new life and diversity into the mammal kingdom.
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Meet the World's Biggest...
millions of dark huge winged creatures dominate the skies they're an imposing sight but these black flying foxes are just big harmless bats the biggest in the world their wingspan can reach a whopping six feet
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Antlion Cone Death Trap...
They must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry, the creatures that have collapsed from heat stroke. Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off. Foraging decisions must be fast.
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The myth behind the...
The ox came in second, with the powerful tiger right behind him. The rabbit, too small to battle the current, nimbly hopped across stones and logs to come in fourth. Next came the dragon, who could have flown directly across, but stopped to help some creatures she had encountered on the way.
Video examples
Why elephants never...
and can recall important locations long after their last visit. But it's the memories unrelated to survival that are the most fascinating. Elephants remember not only their herd companions but other creatures who have made a strong impression on them.
Video examples
Why do women have...
In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story. The other half reveals that pregnancy places a mother and her child at odds. As for all living creatures, the human body evolved to promote the spread of its genes.
Video examples
Nizar Ibrahim: How we...
These dragons from deep time are incredible creatures. They're bizzarre, they're beautiful, and there's very little we know about them. These thoughts were going through my head when I looked at the pages of my first dinosaur book.
Video examples
How fire shapes...
of the fire triangle namely ignition well that changed when a creature arrived who could wrest control of ignition away from lightning and fire at will and at that point we complete the cycle of fire for the circle of life but
Video examples
Meet the tardigrade, the...
their anti-drying technique, to survive other stresses. If we can understand how they, and other creatures, stabilize their sensitive biological molecules, perhaps we could apply this knowledge to help us stabilize vaccines,
Video examples
Vampires: Folklore,...
Charming, aren't they? Though they may look vastly different, all of these beings have one common They sustain themselves by consuming the life force of a living creature. This shared trait is what defines a vampire --
Video examples
The three different ways...
Whether placental, marsupial, or monotreme, each of these creatures and its unique birthing methods, however bizarre, have succeeded for many millennia in bringing new life and diversity into the mammal kingdom.
Video examples
Meet the World's Biggest...
millions of dark huge winged creatures dominate the skies they're an imposing sight but these black flying foxes are just big harmless bats the biggest in the world their wingspan can reach a whopping six feet
Video examples
Antlion Cone Death Trap...
They must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry, the creatures that have collapsed from heat stroke. Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off. Foraging decisions must be fast.
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Quote examples
C. S. Lewis
British Writer
If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.
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Jean Craighead George
American Writer
Children are still in love with the wonders of nature, and I am, too. So I write them stories in hopes that they will want to protect all the beautiful creatures and places.
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Etgar Keret
Israeli Writer
I rarely return to characters. My characters, at least most of them, are much more a part of that superorganism that is the story than separate and independent creatures.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
It's impossible to live a life totally free of feelings. God created all of us to be emotional creatures, and feelings are a big part of our lives.
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Jeremy Wade
I like taking people to a world they wouldn't normally go to and to creatures that a lot of people didn't know existed.
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Bruce Lee
American Actor
Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.
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Nina Simone
American Musician
To me, we are the most beautiful creatures in the whole world. Black people. And I mean that in every sense.
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Elie Wiesel
American Novelist
Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.
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Omar Ahmad
Jordanian Activist
We live in a digital world, but we're fairly analog creatures.
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Russian Scientist
All the universe is full of the lives of perfect creatures.
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C. S. Lewis
British Writer
If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.
Quote examples
Jean Craighead George
American Writer
Children are still in love with the wonders of nature, and I am, too. So I write them stories in hopes that they will want to protect all the beautiful creatures and places.
Quote examples
Etgar Keret
Israeli Writer
I rarely return to characters. My characters, at least most of them, are much more a part of that superorganism that is the story than separate and independent creatures.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
It's impossible to live a life totally free of feelings. God created all of us to be emotional creatures, and feelings are a big part of our lives.
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Jeremy Wade
I like taking people to a world they wouldn't normally go to and to creatures that a lot of people didn't know existed.
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Bruce Lee
American Actor
Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.
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Nina Simone
American Musician
To me, we are the most beautiful creatures in the whole world. Black people. And I mean that in every sense.
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Elie Wiesel
American Novelist
Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.
Quote examples
Omar Ahmad
Jordanian Activist
We live in a digital world, but we're fairly analog creatures.
Quote examples
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Russian Scientist
All the universe is full of the lives of perfect creatures.
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