animals
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
An inflected form of animal · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,021 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,900 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a living organism characterized by voluntary movement also: animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
animals in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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They are the worst of animals, except their conquerors.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 474 · Various · Chapter 1
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The moral of the tale was to be kindness to animals.
In the Wilderness · Charles Dudley Warner · Chapter 1
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Some blight of nature seemed to have exterminated even the animals of the sea.
The Eternal Maiden · T. Everett (Thomas Everett) Harré · Chapter 1
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The Indian Circé had the habit of eating the animals into which she transformed men.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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In fact, the very animals about the house were conscious of the character of the people, and acted accordingly.
The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works · William Carleton · Chapter 1