ALL meanings of animal
an·i·mal
A a - countable noun animal An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being. 3
- countable noun animal Any living creature other than a human being can be referred to as an animal. 3
- countable noun animal Any living creature, including a human being, can be referred to as an animal. 3
- adjective animal Animal products come from animals rather than from plants. 3
- countable noun animal If you say that someone is an animal, you find their behaviour disgusting or very unpleasant. 3
- adjective animal Animal qualities, feelings, or abilities relate to someone's physical nature and instincts rather than to their mind. 3
- countable noun animal You can refer to someone as a particular type of animal in order to say what their interests are or what their typical behaviour is. 3
- noun animal any living organism characterized by voluntary movement, the possession of cells with noncellulose cell walls and specialized sense organs enabling rapid response to stimuli, and the ingestion of complex organic substances such as plants and other animals 3
- noun animal any mammal, esp any mammal except man 3
- noun animal a brutish person 3
- noun animal a person or thing (esp in the phrase no such animal) 3
- noun animal a very dirty car 3
- adjective animal of, relating to, or derived from animals 3
- adjective animal of or relating to the physical needs or desires; carnal; sensual 3
- noun animal any of a kingdom (Animalia) of eukaryotes generally characterized by a multicellular body, the ability to move quickly and obtain food, specialized sense organs, and sexual reproduction 3
- noun animal any such organism other than a human being, esp. a mammal or, often, any four-footed creature 3
- noun animal a brutish, debased, or inhuman person 3
- noun animal a person, thing, concept, etc. thought of as a kind or type 3
- adjective animal of, like, or derived from animals 3
- adjective animal physical rather than mental or spiritual; specif., sensual, gross, bestial, etc. 3
- noun animal any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes. 1
- noun animal any such living thing other than a human being. 1
- noun animal a mammal, as opposed to a fish, bird, etc. 1
- noun animal the physical, sensual, or carnal nature of human beings; animality: the animal in every person. 1
- noun animal an inhuman person; brutish or beastlike person: She married an animal. 1
- noun animal thing: A perfect job? Is there any such animal? 1
- adjective animal of, relating to, or derived from animals: animal instincts; animal fats. 1
- adjective animal pertaining to the physical, sensual, or carnal nature of humans, rather than their spiritual or intellectual nature: animal needs. 1
- noun animal creature 1
- adjective animal of or from animals 1
- adjective animal sexual 1
- noun animal uncivilized person 1
- noun animal type of matter 1
- noun animal Of, relating to, or characteristic of animals. 1
- noun animal In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants). 0
- noun animal In non-scientific usage, any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human being. 0
- noun animal In non-scientific usage, any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not birds, fishes, insects etc.). 0
- noun animal (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person. 0
- noun animal (Informal) A person of a particular type. 0
- adjective animal Of or relating to animals. 0
- adjective animal Raw, base, unhindered by social codes. 0
- adjective animal Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation. 0
- adjective animal (Slang) (Ireland) Excellent. 0