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creature
1. Any living person who is not self-existent; including other animal species.
2. An unpleasant or frightening living thing.
3. Someone or something that has been created; such as, a creature of someone's imagination.
4. Someone of a particular type: "She's a creature of habit."
5. Someone who owes his or her status to another person and is thereby subject to undue influence: "She is a creature of her employer because he has given her another raise in salary."
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(Latin: animal life, a living creature; living; breath; soul; mind)
(Greek > Latin: a kind of whale; large sea creature)
(Latin: victima, an animal or a human that is offered as a sacrifice to a god; perhaps a religiously consecrated creature)
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creature comforts
All the things that make life pleasant; such as, warmth, good food, and a comfortable home.
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creature of habit
Anyone who always wants to do the same thing in the same way.
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