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Word entry · 5 letters

beast

Best crossword clue

"Untamed animal"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /biːst/Part of speech nounSorted abestStarts with BEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Word origin

From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia.

Used in a sentence

  • Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
  • Language is what separates man and beast.
  • Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Untamed animal5 letters
02Large animal5 letters

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