BEAST

Beast

Beast is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a founding member of the mutant team of superheroes known as the X-Men. When he was first introduced, the Beast is a mutant who possesses ape-like superhuman physical strength and agility and oversized hands and feet, though he otherwise appears to be a normal human being. Throughout his history, the Beast undergoes progressive transformations to his physiognomy, permanently gaining increasingly animalistic physical characteristics. These include blue fur, feline facial features, pointed ears, fangs, and claws. His physical power increases to even greater ...

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beast

Noun

  1. Any animal other than a human; usually only applied to land vertebrates, especially large or dangerous four-footed ones.
  2. (more specific)  A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.
  3. A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
  4. A large and impressive automobile.
  5. A sex offender.
  6. Something unpleasant and difficult.

Verb

  1. to impose arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment.

Adjective

  1. great; excellent; powerful


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