Synonyms of the word

gremlin

• n. A mythical creature reputed to be mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery.
• n. (by extension) Any mysterious, unknown source of trouble or mischief.

brownie

• n. (cooking) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
• n. (folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.
• n. (paganism) A household spirit or revered ancestor.
• n. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A tall, long-necked beer bottle, made from brown coloured glass.
• n. (ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Arab, Indian or Hispanic descent. Also rarely used for a Native American…

elf

• n. (Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim…
• n. Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. Usually…
• n. (fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar…
• n. A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
• v. (now rare) To twist into elflocks (of hair); to mat.

faerie

• n. Archaic spelling of fairy.
• n. Realm of the fays, fairyland.

faery

• n. Obsolete spelling of fairy.

fairy

• n. (uncountable, obsolete) The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.
• n. A mythical being with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in…
• n. (Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
• n. Two species of hummingbird in the genus Heliothryx.

fay

• v. To fit.
• v. To join or unite closely or tightly.
• v. To lie close together.
• v. To fadge.
• v. (dialectal) To cleanse; clean out.
• n. A fairy.
• adj. Fairy like.
• n. (US slang) A white person.
• adj. (US slang) White.

hob

• n. A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
• n. (historical) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be…
• n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several…
• n. A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits.
• n. A male ferret.
• n. The hub of a wheel.
• v. (transitive) To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.
• v. (intransitive) To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.
• n. (obsolete) A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey.
• n. (obsolete) A countryman; a rustic or yokel.

imp

• n. (obsolete) A young shoot of a plant, tree etc.
• n. (obsolete) A scion, offspring; a child.
• n. A young or inferior devil; a malevolent supernatural creature, similar to a demon but smaller and less…
• n. A mischievous child.
• n. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair…
• n. A baby Tasmanian devil.
• v. (obsolete) To plant or engraft.
• v. (archaic) To graft, implant; to set or fix.
• v. (falconry) To engraft feathers into a bird's wing.
• v. To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.

pixie

• n. (mythology, fantasy literature, fairy tales) A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
• n. (slang) A cute, petite woman with short hair.
• n. (astronomy, meteorology) An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting…

pixy

• n. Alternative spelling of pixie.

sprite

• n. (mythology) A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition.
• n. (mythology) An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
• n. The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
• n. (computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
• n. An electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm.
• n. A spayed female ferret.