creature
creature is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature. The world hath not a sweeter creature. Shak.
- 2.A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool. A creature of the queen's, Lady Anne Bullen. Shak. Both Charles himself and his creature, Laud. Macualay.
- 3.A general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc. Creature comforts, those which minister to the comfort of the body.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- agreeable
- and
- animal
- anthropogeny
- anthropography
- anthropoid
- anthropology
- anthroposophy
- article
- bask
- bed
- being
- blood
- bodily
- body
- bonne
- bouche
- brother
- civic
- clan
- clover
- comes
- comfort
- comfortable
- commonalty
- commonweal
- commonwealth
- community
- consanguinity
- corporeal
- corporeity
- cosmopolitan
- cosmopolite
- cosy
- creation
- cup
- dainty
- dissipation
- drink
- earthling
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is creature.
- What is a human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature. The world hath not a sweeter creature. Shak called?
- What is a person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool. A creature of the queen's, Lady Anne Bullen. Shak. Both Charles himself and his creature, Laud. Macualay called?
- What is a general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc. Creature comforts, those which minister to the comfort of the body called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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