creature

noun/ˈkriːtʃər/

Frequency rank: #3,393 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A living being, especially an animal.

Illustration for the English word “creature”

Example sentence

The mysterious creature hid behind the trees in the forest.

Synonyms & related words

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