beast
[noun]
Synonyms:
- animal, brute, creature
- brute, barbarian, fiend, monster, ogre, sadist, savage, swine

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Related Words: beastie, varmint, quadruped

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English Thesaurus: animal, creature, beast, living thing, species, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

beast /biːst/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: beste, from Latin bestia]

1. written an animal, especially a large or dangerous one

2. old-fashioned someone who is cruel or unpleasant:
You beast! Let go!

3. something of a particular type or that has a particular quality – usually used humorously Synonym : animal:
A city at night is a very different beast.

4. the beast in somebody the part of someone’s character that makes them experience hatred, strong sexual feelings, violence etc

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

beast
noun
I. animal
ADJ. ferocious, savage, snarling, wild Savage beasts once roamed these forests.
exotic, fabled, fantastic, legendary, mythical, rare, strange paintings of mythical beasts
great, huge, magnificent, mighty
PHRASES a beast of burden, a beast of prey

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

beast
II. unpleasant/cruel person
ADJ. filthy You filthy beast!
sex Local people live in fear of this unknown sex beast.
PHRASES the beast in sb (= the violent or sexual part of sb's character) The beast in her wanted to destroy his house.
bring out the beast in sb Somehow she brought out the beast in him.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

animal a living thing such as a dog, cow, or tiger, but not an insect, fish, or bird:
farm animals such as cows, sheep, and pigs
People are becoming more concerned about animal welfare.
creature /ˈkriːtʃə $ -ər/ an animal – used especially when describing a particular animal’s characteristics or when referring to animals generally:
The cheetah is a magnificent creature.
all the living creatures in the sea
beast an animal, especially a large or dangerous one:
To most people, lions are savage beasts.
a wild beast
living thing an animal considered as one of a group of things that grow and then die, including humans and plants:
The only living things we saw were dogs and cats.
species /ˈspiːʃiːz/ a group of animals whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals:
Seven species of birds of prey have been observed.
mammal an animal that drinks milk from its mother’s body when it is young:
Humans, dogs, and whales are all mammals.
vertebrate a living creature that has a backbone:
viruses that affect chickens, monkeys, and most other vertebrates
invertebrate a living creature that does not have a backbone:
earthworms and other small invertebrates

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