Gnome

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One of a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground and guard treasure hoards.
  • n. In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being that has earth as its element.
  • n. A pithy saying that expresses a general truth or fundamental principle; an aphorism.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.
  • n. A legendary being, supposed to be short, usually bearded men who inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and act as guardians of mines, treasure, etc.
  • n. The elemental being of earth.
  • n. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
  • n. A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.
  • n. A small statue placed in a garden to ward off pests and protect a home from sorcery.
  • n. An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a compact blue starter.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.
  • n. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
  • n. A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.
  • n. A brief reflection or maxim.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A brief reflection or maxim; an aphorism; a saying; a saw.
  • n. Synonyms See aphorism.
  • n. One of a race of imaginary beings, first conceived as spirits of the earth, inhabiting its interior and that of everything earthly, animal, vegetable, or mineral.
  • n. Hence A grotesque dwarf; a goblin-like person of small stature and misshapen figure.
  • n. A name of sundry humming-birds: as, the giant gnome (Patagona gigas).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
  • n. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
  • Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dwarf    goblin    demo    maxim    sententia    apothegm    proverb    paroemia    adage   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Boehme    Guillaume    Home    Jerome    Nome    Ohm    Rome    boehm    chrome    comb   
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    elf    goblin    pixie    dwarf    troll    drow    ghoul    hag    ogre    witch