beast

noun
/biːst/

Any four-footed land mammal.

Other meanings

All non-human animals seen as a group.
A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.

Related words

beastdom
beasten
beasthood
beastify
beastish
beastkeeper
beastkind
beastlike
beastling
beastman
beastmistress
beastship

Example sentences

“Cookie has become a vicious beast.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "bēstia" (animal, beast).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “beast” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.