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{
"term": "beast",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an animal, especially one that is large or dangerous, or one that is unusual",
"labels": "(old-fashioned or formal)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**wild/savage/ferocious beasts**"
},
{
"text": "**mythical beasts** such as unicorns and dragons"
},
{
"text": "Savage beasts once roamed these forests."
},
{
"text": "The princess came face-to-face with a hideous wild beast."
},
{
"text": "They found the fossilized skeletons of prehistoric beasts."
}
],
"topics": ["Animals"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["ferocious", "ravenous", "savage"],
"phrases": ["a beast of burden", "a beast of prey"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a person who is cruel and whose behaviour shows a lack of control",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The beast in her wanted to destroy his house."
},
{
"text": "You filthy beast!"
},
{
"text": "Somehow I brought out the beast in him."
},
{
"text": "Local people live in fear of this unknown sex beast."
}
],
"synonyms": "animal"
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "an unpleasant person or thing",
"labels": "(informal, often humorous)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The maths exam was a real beast."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a thing of a particular kind",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His new guitar is a very expensive beast."
}
],
"synonyms": "animal"
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/biːst/",
"audio": "be/beast/beast__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/biːst/",
"audio": "be/beast/beast__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French beste, based on Latin bestia."
}