The meaning of CREATURE is something created either animate or inanimate. How to use creature in a sentence.

CREATURE definition: 1. any large or small living thing that can move independently: 2. used to refer to a life form…. Learn more.

CREATURE definition: an animal, especially a nonhuman. See examples of creature used in a sentence.

Definition of creature noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A creature is a living thing: there are flying creatures, sea creatures, and even imaginary creatures, like unicorns.

2. something that has been created, whether animate or inanimate: a creature of the imagination.

You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures.