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 Definitions of creature  [ˈkri tʃər]  

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Definition of 'creature' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) creature
an animal, esp. a nonhuman.

2.  creature
any unspecific being:
creatures of the imagination.

3.  creature
person; human being:
a lovely creature.

4.  creature
a person under the control or influence of another.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME < LL creātūra act of creating. See create , -ure)

Definition of 'creature' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

2. (noun) creature, wight
a human being; `wight' is an archaic term

3. (noun) creature, tool, puppet
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else


Definition of 'creature' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) creature
a living being, not a plant
deep sea creatures

2.  creature
a strange or magical being
mythological creatures

3.  creature
a creature of habit
sb who dislikes change in routines


Definition of 'creature' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) creature
anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a man

2. (noun) creature
a human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature

3. (noun) creature
a person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool

4. (noun) creature
a general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc


Translation of 'creature' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: an animal or human being
all God's creatures.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: skepsel, wese, mens Arabic flag Arabic: مَخْلـوق Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: създание
Brazilian flag Brazilian: criatura Czech flag Czech: stvoření German flag German: das Geschöpf
Danish flag Danish: væsen; skabning Greek flag Greek: πλάσμα Spanish flag Spanish: criatura
Estonian flag Estonian: olend Farsi flag Farsi: مخلوق؛ آفریده Finnish flag Finnish: olento
French flag French: créature Hebrew flag Hebrew: יְצוּר Hindi flag Hindi: सृष्टि
Croatian flag Croatian: stvorenje Hungarian flag Hungarian: teremtmény Indonesian flag Indonesian: makhluk
Icelandic flag Icelandic: skepna Italian flag Italian: creatura Japanese flag Japanese: 生き物
Korean flag Korean: 피조물 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kūrinys, būtybė, gyvis Latvian flag Latvian: dzīva būtne; radība
Malay flag Malay: makhluk Dutch flag Dutch: schepsel Norwegian flag Norwegian: levende vesen, skapning
Polish flag Polish: stworzenie Persian flag Persian: مخلوق؛ آفریده Pashto flag Pashto: مخلوق، پیدا شوی
Portuguese flag Portuguese: criatura Romanian flag Romanian: făptură Russian flag Russian: (живое) существо
Slovak flag Slovak: tvor Slovenian flag Slovenian: bitje Serbian flag Serbian: stvor
Swedish flag Swedish: [levande] varelse, männis Thai flag Thai: สัตว์; คน Turkish flag Turkish: varlık, yaratık
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 人或動物 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: жива істота Urdu flag Urdu: جانور يا انسان
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sinh vật Chinese flag Chinese: 生物,人

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