beast
IPA: bˈist
noun
- An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate.
- (chiefly in Commonwealth English, more specifically) A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.
- (often collective) All non-human animals seen as a group.
- A monstrously unusual and dangerous animal.
- A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
- (slang) Anything regarded as larger or more powerful than one of its normal size or strength.
- (slang) Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically.
- (prison slang, derogatory) A sex offender.
- (figuratively) Something unpleasant and difficult.
- A thing or matter, especially a difficult or unruly one.
- (biblical) A figure in the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse), often identified with Satan or the Antichrist.
- A wild, or seemingly-wild, animal that roams free in a country where it is usually only found in zoos.
- (US, military, slang) A cadet's basic training at West Point.
- (Internet) Acronym of Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS.
verb
- (Britain, military) to impose arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment.
- (Scotland, slang) to engage in sexual intercourse, particularly in an illicit context
adjective
- (slang, chiefly Midwestern and northeastern US) great; excellent; powerful
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Examples of "beast" in Sentences
- That is the nature of the beast.
- That is in the nature of the beast.
- God Bless the Children of the Beast.
- It's the nature of the beast in the area.
- It's the nature of the beast, regrettably.
- Alas, it is the nature of the statistical beast.
- Enkidu roamed with the beasts of the wilderness.
- He starred as a misanthropic, animal hating vet in the sitcom Beast.
- Shurrock is the mountainous untamed twin, home of hidden beasts and monsters.
- The word appears as an expletive in the television animated series Beast Wars.
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