Goblin

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  • noun. A grotesque elfin creature of folklore, thought to work mischief or evil.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An imaginary being supposed to haunt dark or remote places, and to take an occasional capricious interest in human affairs; an elf; a sprite; an earthly spirit; particularly, a surly elf; a malicious fairy; a spirit of the woods; a demon of the earth; a gnome; a ko-bold.
  • noun. Synonyms Elf, Gnome, etc, See fairy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A mythical, humanoid creature, often found in contemporary fantasy.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
  • Word Usage
    "So Patty got out of what she called her goblin clothes, but was still giggling at them as she hung them away in the wardrobe."
    Hypernym
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    Rhyme
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    noblin  
    Same Context
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    bandit  barbarian  beast  demon  dragon  
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    Ariel  Befind  Corrigan  Finnbeara  Mab