What does creature mean?
Definitions for creature
ˈkri tʃərcrea·ture
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word creature.
Princeton's WordNet
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, faunanoun
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
creature, wightnoun
a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
creature, tool, puppetnoun
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
Wiktionary
creaturenoun
A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation.
creaturenoun
A living being; an animal or human.
creaturenoun
A being subservient to or dependent upon another.
Webster Dictionary
Creaturenoun
anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a man
Etymology: [F. crature, L. creatura. See Create.]
Creaturenoun
a human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature
Etymology: [F. crature, L. creatura. See Create.]
Creaturenoun
a person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool
Etymology: [F. crature, L. creatura. See Create.]
Creaturenoun
a general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc
Etymology: [F. crature, L. creatura. See Create.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'creature' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4678
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Rank popularity for the word 'creature' in Nouns Frequency: #1131
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of creature in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of creature in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of creature in a Sentence
We have found a strange footprint on the shores of the unknown. We have devised profound theories, one after another, to account for its origins. At last, we have succeeded in reconstructing the creature that made the footprint. And lo It is our own.
He seems to be too much a creature of the Old Church, but he’s been better than his predecessors. He believed in churchman before victims. He moved very carefully, giving deference to the church. That was evident in Chile, and the sex abuse allegations there.
Stop going to the zoos! Don’t take your children to the zoos! No creature ever deserves captivity without any crime!
where have you been? I returned to the river, I returned to the mountains. I asked for their hand in marriage again, I begged to wed every object and creature, and when they accepted, then I knew my soul —every soul—then I knew, the souls are drawn from the oceans.
The Preacher, the Politicain, the Teacher, Were each of them once a kiddie. A child, indeed, is a wonderful creature. Do I want one? God Forbiddie!
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- مخلوقArabic
- істо́та, стварэ́ннеBelarusian
- твар, същество̀, създа̀ниеBulgarian
- stvoření, tvorCzech
- creadurWelsh
- væsen, væsenerDanish
- Geschöpf, KreaturGerman
- δημιούργημα, πλάσμαGreek
- estuloEsperanto
- criaturaSpanish
- olendEstonian
- موجودPersian
- olento, olioFinnish
- créature, êtreFrench
- skepselWestern Frisian
- créatúr, dúilIrish
- creutairScottish Gaelic
- יצורHebrew
- teremtményHungarian
- էակ, արարածArmenian
- makhlukIndonesian
- creaturaItalian
- יְצוּרHebrew
- 生き物, 生物Japanese
- туындыKazakh
- زندهوهرKurdish
- creātūraLatin
- суштество, битиеMacedonian
- wezen, creatuur, schepselDutch
- skapningNorwegian
- stwór, istota, stworzeniePolish
- criaturaPortuguese
- ființă, făptură, creaturăRomanian
- созда́ние, тварь, существо́, творе́ниеRussian
- stvorenje, biće, створење, stvor, створ, бићеSerbo-Croatian
- tvor, stvorenieSlovak
- stvorSlovene
- varelseSwedish
- kiumbeSwahili
- yaratıkTurkish
- твари́на, тварь, ство́ріння, істо́таUkrainian
- tạo vật, 生物, sinh vậtVietnamese
- lejafäb, hijafäb, jafäbem, jafäbil, jafäbül, jijafäb, jafäbVolapük
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