Imp

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A mischievous child.
  • n. A small demon.
  • n. Obsolete A graft.
  • v. To graft (new feathers) onto the wing of a trained falcon or hawk to repair damage or increase flying capacity.
  • v. To furnish with wings.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To plant or engraft.
  • v. To engraft feathers into a bird's wing.
  • v. To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft.
  • n. An offspring; progeny; child; scion.
  • n. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.
  • n. Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.
  • v. To graft; to insert as a scion.
  • v. To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to splice a broken feather.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A scion; shoot; graft; bud; slip.
  • n. A son; offspring; progeny.
  • n. A young or small devil.
  • n. A mischievous or pert child.
  • n. A spirit other than a devil.
  • n. Something added or united to another thing to repair or lengthen it out; particularly, a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird. See imp, v. t., 2.
  • To graft.
  • To extend or enlarge by something inserted or added; extend or mend, as (in falconry) a broken or deficient wing by the insertion of a feather; qualify for flight or use; strengthen.
  • To rob.
  • n. The length of twisted hair in a fishing-line.
  • n. An abbreviation of the Latin Imperator, emperor;
  • n. of Imperatrix, empress.
  • n. An abbreviation of imperative;
  • n. of imperfect (tense);
  • n. of imperial;
  • n. of impersonal;
  • n. of the Latin imprimatur, let it be printed.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. one who is playfully mischievous
  • n. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  • Verb Form
    imped    imping    imps   
    Form
    imped    imping   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    shoot    scion    bud    slip    graft    offspring    progeny    child    demon    elf   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blimp    blimp    chimp    crimp    limp    pimp    primp    scrimp    shrimp    skimp   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sprite    scamp    genii    blackguard    gnome    elf    hussy    wench