creature
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
How often you will meet it
Rank 846 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 21,625 times across 173,499 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a living organism characterized by voluntary movement also: animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna
- a human being; `wight' is an archaic term also: wight
- a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else also: tool, puppet
creature 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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Cynthia Murdoch was a fresh-looking young creature, full of life and vigour.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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I marvel any little creature should be born On such a night.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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The harmless creature at these words, turned himself from me, and I make no doubt got safe to land.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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I at once pictured to myself a creature with spectacles and lank hair, horribly freckled, and tramping about on huge feet.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Only once, at the initial performance, did this intelligent creature remember its personality, and drop the public actor in the private individual.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1