beast
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Synonyms
baddie (or baddy), brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain, wretch
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Not fit for tiny gardens, this beast can grow to 15-feet tall and wide without breaking a sweat. — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, "Try this trio of pollinator plants for your Kentucky summer garden," 19 July 2019 When angered or preparing to envelop a victim, the beast flaps its many orifices. — Hank Stuever, Houston Chronicle, "Review: A convoluted ‘Stranger Things’ follows its primal ’80s urges to one monster of a mall," 6 July 2019 When angered or preparing to envelop a victim, the beast flaps its many orifices. — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, "A convoluted ‘Stranger Things’ follows its primal ’80s urges to one monster of a mall," 3 July 2019 The call grows fainter as the beast creeps away along the riverbank, a shadow in the moonlight, its call a carnivorous Doppler effect. — Ken Geiger, National Geographic, "Why walking safaris are the best way to see wildlife," 17 June 2019 In the second life, the skinchanger's [warg's] memory slowly fades until nothing of the man is left and only the beast remains. — Carrie Wittmer, Harper's BAZAAR, "Game of Thrones: Could Daenerys Still Be Alive?," 24 May 2019 The beasts are slow and dull, deriving strength only in numbers. — David Mermelstein, WSJ, "A Zombie Classic Gets a New Life," 23 Oct. 2018 After more than a century behind bars, the beasts on boxes of animal crackers are roaming free. — Dee-ann Durbin, The Seattle Times, "Animal crackers break out of their cages," 20 Aug. 2018 These new calculations also show that, thanks to climate change, those eight-legged beasts are getting bigger. — Elly Belle, Teen Vogue, "Arctic Wolf Spiders Are Getting Bigger and It Could Slow Part of Climate Change," 24 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beast.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Beast Mode
Beast Mode
An aggressive persona one might assume when in competition
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The Mark of the Beast
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The first known use of beast was in the 13th century
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