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Creature Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ure

Creature has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

"The biologist studied the creature, observing how its voluntary movements allowed it to navigate the complex coral reef."

2

a human being; `wight' is an archaic term

"Though the ancient texts referred to each of us as merely a wight, we are far more than just flesh and blood creatures."

3

a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

"The corrupt politician treated his underlings as mere creatures, forcing them to launder millions in dirty money."

4

A living being; an animal.

"The creature scurried across the floor in search of food."

In plain English: A creature is any living animal, whether it lives on land, in water, or flies through the air.

"The park keeper fed crumbs to the hungry creature hiding under the bench."

Example Sentences
"The park keeper fed crumbs to the hungry creature hiding under the bench." noun
"The creature in the garden was just a harmless rabbit looking for food." noun
"My new pet is an unusual creature that eats only bananas and sleeps all day." noun
"The story describes a mysterious creature living deep within the dark forest." noun
See Also
fish animal bird monster being creator creation bat
Related Terms
fish animal bird monster being creator creation bat living general squirrel black lagoon lagoon black faeling undead demonspawn pinionists infrahuman creatural
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organism person slave
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
pest critter creepy-crawly darter peeper homeotherm poikilotherm range animal varmint scavenger work animal domestic animal feeder migrator molter pet stayer stunt marine animal female male adult young thoroughbred giant survivor mutant herbivore insectivore acrodont pleurodont zooplankton embryo chordate invertebrate metazoan omnivore predator prey game hexapod biped larva racer fictional animal captive mate

Origin

The word "creature" entered Middle English through Old French as a borrowing from the Latin creatura, originally meaning "a created thing." This term eventually replaced the native Old English word for creation, while also giving rise to related forms like "craythur" and "critter."

Rhyming Words
ure cure lure fure kure yure eure ture pure bure sure mure dure shure viure heure azure alure coure youre
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