beast
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- noun
- /biːst/
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bestia
- The beast roamed the forest, its powerful growls echoing in the night.
- a wild beast
- a jungle beast
- beasts of prey
Diego dreams of a giant beast underneath the gas station, right?
- Diego dreams of a giant beast underneath the gas station, right?
- But as he goes, ferocious beasts keep pushing him back down the mountain.
- The pale beast rests upon my bed.
Examples
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You can't defeat a beast like that.
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What happens when a six-month-old, sixty-pound beast with claws and flesh-slicing incisors takes a swipe?
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Have you seen the beast next door?
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Had I moved an inch to the left, the beast would have killed me.
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Undeterred, wave after wave of soldiers charged the beast and died.
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The beast is heading for Camelot.
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Preying mainly on women and children, the beast was said to decapitate its victims.
Academic text (2011) -
Francois's sister screamed in horror as the beast attacked her little brother.
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Certainly the maelstrom of fire such a beast could unleash was formidable.
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Afterwards, Reagan asked Sigorth to roast the beast's heart so he could consume it.
Synonyms
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A very large person or animal with a strange, frightening body
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An animal that lives in nature and is not kept by people
Antonyms
Idioms
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Basic, often unpleasant features of a situation or person that are hard to change
Compounds
How Dangerous
- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Beast comes from the old Latin word bestia, which meant 'animal'. So a beast is simply a big or wild animal, often thought of as strong or dangerous.