blastie

noun

Definition of blastienext
Scottish
as in animal

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  1. animal
  2. beastie
  3. creature
  4. varmint
  5. vermin
  6. brute
  7. quadruped
  8. critter
Noun
  • This is Claudia, the only animal not made in a mold.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Getting to the cream Several animals that live in groups learn from one another, including elephants, whales, and some primates.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of animal
Noun
  • Hollywood gremlins are particularly interested in meddling with technological devices to cause serious accidents, and a voiceover at the end of the film ominously warns viewers that any unexplained problems with electrical devices in the home might be on account of a such a beastie lurking there.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2024
  • From hummingbirds and butterflies to spiders and even lowly beetles, all those wee beasties are part of an intricate web that makes up an ecosystem.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of beastie
Noun
  • Once a reasonable ruler, King Solon (Javier Bardem) is now a speechless blue beast — albeit the cartoon-cute version of a rhinoceros-size creature, sporting an endearing underbite and an easily distractable, dog-like personality.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Another recent work, Goblin Girl (2021), shows a green-skinned creature, her face scrunched up in an indescribable expression—a silly grin, perhaps, or maybe something more menacing.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of creature
Noun
  • After arriving, having supper with Briggs and hunting all night, the hunters called the area clear of varmints.
    BUCKLEY T. FOSTER Special to the Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Anyone who even believes in a safe zone these days is living in a dream world, and should probably resort to more drastic measures to remove the weeds and varmints from their heads.
    Bob Lorentson, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
Definition of varmint
Noun
  • Federal lawmakers slowed investing in public housing as people of color moved in, leaving homes with mold, vermin, and other health hazards.
    Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Trump has vowed to deport millions of undocumented migrants, calling many of them rapists, vermin and murderers.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of vermin
Noun
  • When searching for reprieve, there’s sanctuary in a movie musical that looks like a Broadway smash, a Colosseum full of vintage brutes, a Harry Styles simile.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The Penguin's Falcone is every bit the misogynistic brute, but his actions are relegated to the off-screen imagination by being implied, rather than shown.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of brute
Noun
  • The startup's Honey Badger quadruped has now gone through four iterations, and the latest has developed a taste for water.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The quadruped has some other useful capabilities that put it ahead of small drones.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Definition of quadruped
Noun
  • Costumes and critters at Cincinnati Zoo for HallZOOween | See our photos.
    Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The National Park Service could coordinate with local and state government agencies and nonprofit groups to ensure mountain lions, bears and other local critters can safely move among mountain ranges.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of critter
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