creature
US /ˈkritʃɚ/
Definition
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Scientists discovered a strange creature living deep at the bottom of the sea.
Word Family
Synonyms
- organisma living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
- animala living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Collocations
- Easy sea creaturedescribing sea creature (a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land)
- Medium living creature welfareto living creature welfare, meaning to inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
- Hard creature comforts of modern lifedescribing creature comforts of modern life (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
- Very Hard a creature of habit set in one's waysreferring to a creature of habit set in one's ways
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.