Words / B2

KREECH-uh/ˈkriːtʃə/

A creature is a living being, especially an animal; also a person of a stated type: a sea creature; a creature of habit. Animal is everyday; being is broader. Name the creature on the classification key. Mix-up: creator (already in the dictionary); creation. Do not write creature for a machine.

Meaning

A living being, especially an animal; also a person of a stated type (a creature of habit).

Examples

• “Name the creature on the classification key, not a film monster.”
• “A creature of habit in the profile still needs a named routine, which is the person-type sense.”

Good to know

a creature; sea / mythical creature; a creature of habit. Everyday: animal. Trap: creator. Biology, literature, and orals. A living being, or a type of person — specify.

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