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creature
has definitions from the fields of zoology,history
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[ noun ] (zoology) a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Synonyms Used in print (The New York Times,...)Until a_few weeks ago , however , Arnold_Palmer was some god-like creature who had nothing in_common with the duffers . (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)For all involved in this discussion the devil is a real entity who can really be confronted in the woods on a dark night , the demon world is populated with real creatures , and witches actually can be seen flying through the air . (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)But , as Scripture everywhere reminds us , God does have need of his creatures , and the church , a_fortiori , can ill afford to do without the talents with which the world , by God 's providence , presents it . (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)Thus the image of God is that which makes a man a man and not an oyster ; the similitude of God , by contrast , is that which makes a man a child of God and not merely a rational creature . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)The steeple leaned backward , while the church advanced like a headless creature in a long , shapeless coat . Related terms life_form game female young male larva giant adult prey mate pet survivor domestic_animal captive mutant racer dead_animal vermin fictional_animal range_animal acrodont pleurodont insectivore molter chordate stayer scavenger creepy-crawly marine_animal ectotherm peeper critter zooplankton omnivore invertebrate metazoan herbivore predator work_animal varmint thoroughbred biped migrator stunt embryo darter Animalia head face animal_tissue body side adult microorganism trap free-swimming wart unregistered clipped humaneness herding registered nose diet actinomycete domesticate trailing sitter transmitter schistosome_dermatitis hispid sacrifice flesh-eating domesticate crested crop plant-eating epizootic insectivorous bone-covered half-blooded stander drench all-devouring bone animalize |
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[ noun ] a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
Synonyms Used in print (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)It was nine o_'_clock in the morning : the hour which , like a spade turning clods of earth , exposed to the day a myriad of busy creatures that had lain_dormant in the quiet night . |
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[ noun ] (history) a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
Used in print (Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)More_than creatures of metropolitan forces , the churches have taken the lead in counteracting the interdependence of metropolitan life , crystallizing and perpetuating the stratification of peoples , giving form to the struggle for social homogeneity in a world of heterogeneous peoples . Related terms |
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