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1 beast
[bi:st]1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) dyr2) (a cruel, brutal person.) bæst; udyr3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) bæst•- beastly- beastliness* * *[bi:st]1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) dyr2) (a cruel, brutal person.) bæst; udyr3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) bæst•- beastly- beastliness -
2 beast/bird of prey
(an animal, eg the lion, or a bird, eg the eagle, that kills and eats others.) rovdyr* * *(an animal, eg the lion, or a bird, eg the eagle, that kills and eats others.) rovdyr -
3 beastly
1) (like a beast.) grim; led2) (disagreeable: What a beastly thing to do!) grim; led* * *1) (like a beast.) grim; led2) (disagreeable: What a beastly thing to do!) grim; led -
4 burden
['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) byrde2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) byrde2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) bebyrde* * *['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) byrde2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) byrde2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) bebyrde -
5 den
[den]1) (the home of a wild beast: a lion's den.) hule; leje; bur2) (a private room for working in etc.) hule; studereværelse* * *[den]1) (the home of a wild beast: a lion's den.) hule; leje; bur2) (a private room for working in etc.) hule; studereværelse -
6 dragon
['dræɡən](a mythical beast, a usually large, winged, fire-breathing reptile: St George and the dragon.) dragon* * *['dræɡən](a mythical beast, a usually large, winged, fire-breathing reptile: St George and the dragon.) dragon -
7 jaguar
(a South American beast of prey of the cat family, resembling the leopard.) jaguar* * *(a South American beast of prey of the cat family, resembling the leopard.) jaguar -
8 lair
[leə](the den of a wild beast: The bear had its lair among the rocks at the top of the valley.) hule* * *[leə](the den of a wild beast: The bear had its lair among the rocks at the top of the valley.) hule
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Beast — (b[=e]st), n. [OE. best, beste, OF. beste, F. b[^e]te, fr. L. bestia.] 1. Any living creature; an animal; including man, insects, etc. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Any four footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beast — beast; beast·ie; beast·i·ly; beast·ings; beast·li·ly; beast·li·ness; beast·man; beast·ly; beast·lings; … English syllables
Beast — ist der Name: einer Holzachterbahn, siehe The Beast (Kings Island). eines Gitarren Typs von B.C. Rich, siehe Beast (Gitarre). eines Computerspiels, siehe Shadow of the Beast. eines Buches von Ally Kennen, siehe Beast (Roman). zweier Fernsehserien … Deutsch Wikipedia
beast — [ bist ] noun count ** 1. ) MAINLY LITERARY an animal, especially a dangerous or strange one: a wild beast 2. ) a cruel or immoral person, especially one who behaves in a violent or sexual way a ) INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED used for speaking to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
beast — [bi:st] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: beste, from Latin bestia] 1.) written an animal, especially a large or dangerous one 2.) old fashioned someone who is cruel or unpleasant ▪ You beast! Let go! 3.) something of a particular type or … Dictionary of contemporary English
beast — (n.) c.1200, from O.Fr. beste animal, wild beast, figuratively fool, idiot (11c., Mod.Fr. bête), from V.L. *besta, from L. bestia beast, wild animal, of unknown origin. Used to translate Latin animal. Replaced O.E. deor (see DEER (Cf. deer)) as… … Etymology dictionary
beast|ly — «BEEST lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. like a beast; coarse, dirty, or brutal; vile: »The beastly behavior of the savages frightened their prisoners. 2. Informal. very bad or irritating; unpleasant; … Useful english dictionary
beast — [bēst] n. [ME & OFr beste < L bestia < ? IE base * dheus > DEER] 1. Archaic any animal as distinguished from a human being 2. any large, four footed animal; sometimes, specif., a domesticated animal 3. qualities or impulses like an… … English World dictionary
beast — index animal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beast — [n] large wild animal; brute barbarian, beastie*, creature, critter*, fiend, gargoyle, glutton, lower animal, monster, monstrosity, pig, quadruped, swine, varmint*; concept 394 … New thesaurus
beast — ► NOUN 1) an animal, especially a large or dangerous mammal. 2) a very cruel or wicked person. ORIGIN Latin bestia … English terms dictionary
