BEAST


Meaning of BEAST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbēst ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English beste, from Anglo-French, from Latin bestia

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : a four-footed mammal as distinguished from a human being, a lower vertebrate, and an invertebrate

b. : a lower animal as distinguished from a human being

c. : an animal as distinguished from a plant

d. : an animal under human control

2. : a contemptible person

3. : something formidably difficult to control or deal with

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.