He asked water, a creature so common and needful
that it was against the law of nature to deny him.
--Fuller.
God's first creature was light. --Bacon.
On earth, join, all ye creatures, to extol Him
first, him last, him midst, and without end.
--Milton.
And most attractive is the fair result Of thought,
the creature of a polished mind. --Cowper.
2. A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a
poor creature; a pretty creature.
The world hath not a sweeter creature. --Shak.
3. A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a
servile dependent; an instrument; a tool.
A creature of the queen's, Lady Anne Bullen. --Shak.
Both Charles himself and his creature, Laud.
--Macaulay.
4. A general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc.
{Creature comforts}, those which minister to the comfort of
the body.