beast
/biːst/
A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner; Any four-footed land mammal; All non-human animals seen as a group; A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal
- plural
- beasts
Meanings
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A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner
That's the nature of the beast.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
In my eyes, the pig is the king of the beasts.
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC BY 2.0 FR
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Any four-footed land mammal
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All non-human animals seen as a group
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A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal
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A monstrously unusual and dangerous animalrare
- 6
Anything regarded as larger or more powerful than one of its normal size or strengthrare
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Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physicallyrare
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A sex offenderrare
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Something unpleasant and difficultrare
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A thing or matter, especially a difficult or unruly onerare