| query | You can use b____ to refer to something or someone in a light-hearted way, and to mention that they have a particular quality.You can use beast to refer to something or someone in a light-hearted way, and to mention that they have a particular quality. ...that rare beast, a sports movie that isn't boring. |
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| word | beast |
| full-definition | noun You can refer to an animal as a beast, especially if it is a large, dangerous, or unusual one. ...the threats our ancestors faced from wild beasts. ...a centaur: half man, half beast. If you refer to a man as a beast, you mean that his behaviour, especially his sexual behaviour, is very violent and uncontrolled . If you call someone a beast, you think that they are behaving in a selfish, unkind, or unpleasant way. Bully! Hooligan! Beast! Let me go, let go! You can use beast to refer to something or someone in a light-hearted way, and to mention that they have a particular quality. ...that rare beast, a sports movie that isn't boring. |
| inflections | beasts |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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