creature

[US]/ˈkriːtʃə(r)/
[UK]/ˈkriːtʃər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. animal, being; person; created being.

Phrases & Collocations

mythical creature

sea creature

magical creature

wild creature

living creature

fellow creature

creature comfort

Example Sentences

a creature with a shell-like carapace.

a creature of monstrous size

a creature from outer space.

furry creatures in fields.

hermaphrodite creatures in classical sculpture.

it is unethical to torment any creature for entertainment.

creatures that populate the ocean depths.

titanic creatures of the deep.

Man is a comparatively new creature on the surface of the earth.

This creature's tail will regenerate if it's cut off.

a backboned creature

This creature’s natural habitat is the jungle.

a mythical creature that could change its form

This creature’s tail will regenerate if it is cut off.

where's that pesky creature that was footling about outside?.

all creatures great and small.

few creatures are able to thrive in this grim and hostile land.

Real-world Examples

Am I great insect creature or what? !

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Other writers are much more readily sociable creatures.

Source: Listening comprehension of the English Major Level 8 exam past papers.

Just look at these beautiful, fascinating creatures.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) April 2018 Collection

They can touch crabs and other smaller creatures.

Source: Beijing Normal University Edition High School English (Compulsory 3)

Whoa, Dad, you can't, like, endow a creature with sentience and then rip it away.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

They came across huge insects and many strange creatures.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford High School English (Compulsory 4)

I hit the creature and it howled.

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

But then, according to researchers at University College London, human beings are naturally sanguine creatures.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2016

Man is the cleverest creature on Earth.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

These are incredible creatures, endemic to eastern Australia.

Source: Emma's delicious English

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