creature

Definition

  • noun: an animal of any type
  • noun: something 'created' either animate or inanimate
  • + 'of'
  • synonyms: animal, man, instrument

Examples

  • The industry is still a 'creature of' the 1930s. [=it began in the 1930s and has not changed]

  • They say that these forests are filled with wild 'creatures'. [='beasts']

  • I'm a 'creature of habit'. [=I always do the same things in the same way]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Destiny is a tricky item. Even Abin Sur found that out. ATROCITUS: A sign of things to come, Abin Sur. Darkness. Who are you, creature? I am an enemy to all... ...who serve the self-appointed Guardians of the Universe. Then you are an enemy to me. RING VOICE: (..)
    2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
  • (..) PALAQUA: Doesn't socialize. Well? There's a story that gets passed around the barracks... ...about a creature known as Bolphunga the Unrelenting... ...who had a thirst for combat as insatiable as his appetite. SHIP VOICE: Approaching vud's homeworld, oh, great one. (..)
    2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights