beast
Any four-footed land mammal.
Noun 4 meanings
Any four-footed land mammal.
All non-human animals seen as a group.
“Language is what separates man and beast.”
A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.
Verb 1 meaning
To impose arduous exercise upon, either as training or as punishment.
Etymology
From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia.
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BEAST at a glance
BEAST has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (B 3 + E 1 + A 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,268 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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