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creature definition

crea·ture (krē′c̸hər)

noun

  1. anything created, animate or inanimate
  2. an animate or living being; esp.,
    1. ☆ Chiefly Dial. a domestic animal, specif. a horse
    2. a human being: often used in a patronizing, contemptuous, commiserating, or endearing sense
    3. a strange or imaginary being
  3. one completely dominated by another or dependent on another

Etymology: OFr < L creatura

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creature Idioms

the creature

whiskey or other intoxicating liquor: humorous usage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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