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Oxford 5000 vocabulary |B1|WRITING vocabularycrea‧ture /ˈkriːtʃə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
جانور، حیوان، مخلوق، آفریده، قانون فقه: مخلوق، روانشناسی: مخلوق
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Synonyms & Related Wordscreature[noun]Synonyms:- living thing, animal, beast, being, brute
- person, human being, individual, man, mortal, soul, woman
English Thesaurus: animal, creature, beast, living thing, species, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionarycrea‧ture W3 /ˈkriːtʃə $ -ər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: Late Latin creatura, from Latin creare; ⇒ create]
1. LIVING THING anything that is living, such as an animal, fish, or insect, but not a plant:
all the living creatures in the seacreatures of the deep (=animals and fish that live in the ocean)2. IMAGINARY OR STRANGE an imaginary animal or person, or one that is very strange and frightening:
creatures from outer space3. a creature of habit someone who always does things in the same way or at the same time
4. SOMETHING MADE OR INVENTED formal something, especially something bad, that was made or invented by a particular person or organization
creature of The poll tax was a creature of the government.5. SOMEBODY CONTROLLED BY SOMETHING someone who is controlled or influenced a lot by something
creature of He was a creature of the military government.6. beautiful/stupid/adorable etc creature literary someone who has a particular character or quality:
He was the most beautiful creature Dot had ever seen. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationscreature noun ADJ. living All living creatures need food.
primitive, simple | complex | intelligent | cold-blooded, warm-blooded | wild the wild creatures of the forest
social Dogs are more social creatures than cats.
solitary | night, nocturnal | aquatic, marine, sea, underwater, water | land-based | woodland Woodland creatures such as foxes and owls are increasingly common in towns.
ape-like, bat-like, etc. | little, small, tiny These timid little creatures exude a pungent smell when threatened.
helpless The newborn young are helpless creatures and easy prey for birds.
dangerous | furry | magnificent It is awesome to see these magnificent creatures in flight.
exotic, strange a strange creature from another planet
mythical | evil I dreamt of evil creatures who were trying to catch me. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Thesaurusanimal 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 seabeast an animal, especially a large or dangerous one:
To most people, lions are savage beasts. a wild beastliving 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 vertebratesinvertebrate a living creature that does not have a backbone:
earthworms and other small invertebrates [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲