Thoughts, my mindes creatures, often are with thee, / But I, their maker, want their libertie.
{n} a thing created, word of contempt, and tenderness, man, animal, one dependent, a tool
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures. Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit The garden is surrounded by a hedge in which many small creatures can live = being
A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool
If you say that someone is a particular type of creature, you are focusing on a particular quality they have. She's charming, a sweet creature She was a creature of the emotions, rather than reason. a creature of habit: see habit