1 a living thing, real or imaginary, that can move around, such as an animal:
The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature. * respect for all living creatures * strange creatures from outer space
2 (especially following an adjective) a person, considered in a particular way:
You pathetic creature! * She was an exotic creature with long red hair and brilliant green eyes. * He always goes to bed at ten-he's a creature of habit (= he likes to do the same things at the same time every day).
IDIOMS
a / the creature of sb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is creature a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, creature is tagged as noun.
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