beast

About 6.96 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any four-footed land mammal.
2. noun All non-human animals seen as a group.

   Language is what separates man and beast.

3. noun A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
4. noun A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.
5. noun A monstrously unusual and dangerous animal.
6. noun Anything regarded as larger or more powerful than one of its normal size or strength.

   That is a beast of a stadium.

7. noun Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically.
8. noun A sex offender.

Similar words

creature wolf fauna wildcat animal savage brute animate being pet puppy

Often followed by

of and in that is was to with or

Word family

beasts