animal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈænɪməl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈænəməl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(an′ə məl)

Collocations for "animal"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "animal" in context.

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animal

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [wild, domestic, domesticated, tame, farm] animals
  2. [stuffed, model, toy, plush] animals
  3. a [laboratory, research] animal
  4. [uses, needs] a [service, assistance] animal
  5. [horses, koalas, lizards] are my favorite animals
  6. the [horse] is my favorite animal
  7. the [cheetah] is the fastest animal
  8. [eats, lives, acts] like an animal
  9. [see, visit] the animals at the zoo
  10. [loves, is interested in, cares for] animals
  11. has a soft spot for animals
  12. [adopt, care for, treat] an animal
  13. [support, uphold, observe] animal rights
  14. sexually explicit: is an animal in bed
  15. plants and animals
  16. (no) testing on animals
  17. their [products, cosmetics] are (not) tested on animals
  18. animals in the [wild]
  19. animals in their [native, natural, jungle] habitat
n as adj
  1. the animal kingdom
  2. animal [behavior, species, characteristics]
  3. animal [welfare, rights, rescue]
  4. an animal rights [activist, campaigner]
  5. animal [testing, experimentation]
  6. contains (no) animal products
  7. (take your pet to) the animal hospital
  8. is [an, a real] animal lover
  9. an animal-loving person
  10. animal control (crew)
  11. an animal [shelter, refuge, home, hospital]
  12. animal [proteins, fats, produce]
  13. animal [lust, needs, instinct, sex, nature]
  14. the animal instinct is to
  15. (in) an animal [way, manner]
  16. (resist) my animal magnetism
'animal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abuse - any - behavior - blow - breed - breeding - call - caretaker - cart - cartoon - champion - charity - cheek - cheetah - clip - committee - communication - conception - convention - corner - crib - cuddle - dairy - dangerous - defense - den - discover - disregard - dock - eat - elephant - elk - enclosure - every - excited - existence - exploitation - family - farm - fasten - fat - feeding - field - fierce - fiery - filth - flesh - fluff - fluffy - footprint

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