Beast
11beast — ► NOUN 1) an animal, especially a large or dangerous mammal. 2) a very cruel or wicked person. ORIGIN Latin bestia …
12beast|ie — «BEES tee», noun. Informal, originally Scottish. a small animal, as a mouse: »Wee, sleekit, cowrin , tim rous beastie (Robert Burns) …
13Beast — A beast is a somewhat antiquated term for an animal, especially a four legged mammal.Beast or BEAST may also refer to: * Beast (Disney character) * Beast (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero * Beast (video game), an ASCII game made in 1984 * Beast …
14beast — 01. Over a dozen villagers have been killed and eaten by a strange unknown [beast] living in the nearby forest. 02. Wolves have long been described as dangerous [beasts] in children s stories, but actually they are very timid, intelligent animals …
15beast — [[t]bi͟ːst[/t]] beasts 1) N COUNT You can refer to an animal as a beast, especially if it is a large, dangerous, or unusual one. [LITERARY] ...the threats our ancestors faced from wild beasts. ...a centaur: half man, half beast. 2) N COUNT: usu… …
16beast — I. n 1. American a girl or woman. The term, typically used by male college and high school students, may be either pejorative or appreciative. 2. the beast heroin. A drug users ironic nickname. 3. a sex offender, in prison slang. A more recent… …
17beast — 1. n. an ugly person. □ Who is that beast with the big hat? □ That beast should give the monkey back its face before it bumps into something. 2. n. a crude, violent, or sexually aggressive male; an animal. □ That beast scares the hell out of me …
18beast */*/ — UK [biːst] / US [bɪst] noun [countable] Word forms beast : singular beast plural beasts 1) mainly literary an animal, especially a dangerous or strange one a wild beast 2) mainly journalism a cruel or immoral person, especially one who behaves in …
19beast — n. 1 an animal other than a human being, esp. a wild quadruped. 2 a a brutal person. b colloq. an objectionable or unpleasant person or thing (he s a beast for not inviting her; a beast of a problem). 3 (prec. by the) a human being s brutish or… …
20beast — noun animal ADJECTIVE ▪ ferocious, ravenous, savage, snarling, wild ▪ Savage beasts once roamed these forests. ▪ fearsome, foul ( …
