creature
part of speech
noun (creature, creatures)
meaning for a pupil
1) A creature is any living animal, big or small, like a bird, insect or fish. tree →
2) A creature can also be a made-up being in a story, like a dragon or a monster. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: a thing counted, often animals, bugs or monsters in a story; legs or eyes counted per creature make a rate, so multiply. In science: sea creatures, creatures of the rainforest, how creatures survive. In stories: strange creatures, magical creatures. Phrases: living creature, sea creature, a little creature, creature of habit.
examples
- There are 9 creatures in the pond. tree →
- Each creature has 6 legs. tree →
- The game has 40 creatures to collect. tree →
- 3 creatures hid under the rock. tree →
- Crabs and starfish are sea creatures. tree →
- The dragon is a creature from old stories. tree →
- We found tiny creatures under the log. tree →
- Be kind to all living creatures. tree →
- The creature had three eyes and green fur. tree →
- Not a creature could be seen. tree →
note
Say «CREE-cher». Usually used for animals, not for plants. Just the thing counted; legs or eyes «each» make a rate, so multiply. No clue to the operation by itself.
In the corpora
- Old forests with big trees store huge amounts of carbon and are home to many fungi and creatures.
- Alice mutters "It's really dreadful, the way all the creatures argue.
- Now the creatures want Alice's adventures.
- «How the creatures order one about, and make one repeat lessons!» thinks Alice — it's like being at school.
- Chalk and limestone are calcium carbonate too and fizz with acid; chalk cliffs are made from the shells of countless tiny sea creatures.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «creature» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.