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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024beast /bist/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- any nonhuman animal, esp. a large, four-footed mammal:the sounds of the beasts in the barn.
- the crude nature common to humans and animals, esp. greed, lust, or rage:Seeing her with him just brought out the beast in me.
- a cruel, coarse, or filthy person:He's always been a beast to her.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024beast (bēst),USA pronunciation n. - any nonhuman animal, esp. a large, four-footed mammal.
- the crude animal nature common to humans and the lower animals:Hunger brought out the beast in him.
- a cruel, coarse, filthy, or otherwise beastlike person.
- a live creature, as distinguished from a plant:What manner of beast is this?
- Bible the beast, the Antichrist. Rev. 13:18.
- Latin bēstia
- Old French beste (French bête)
- Middle English be(e)ste 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See animal.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cad, swine, pig, brute, savage, ogre, monster, barbarian.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: beast /biːst/ n - any animal other than man, esp a large wild quadruped
- savage nature or characteristics: the beast in man
- a brutal, uncivilized, or filthy person
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French beste, from Latin bestia, of obscure origin |