The meaning of Elf

noun

A small square of rich chocolate cake, typically containing nuts.

Usage examples:

Like brownies, chocolate cake is loved by everyone.

noun

(in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking.

Usage examples:

It is set in the world of the traditional fairy tale, with a cast of elves, dwarves, trolls and gob…

adjective

Denoting something, especially an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species.

Usage examples:

A dwarf conifer

verb

Cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison.

Usage examples:

The buildings surround and dwarf all saints church

noun

A small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one.

Usage examples:

She believed she had had fairies at the bottom of her garden

noun

An imaginary creature with magical powers who looks like a small person with wings

noun

A legendary dwarfish creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground.

Usage examples:

Elves and men and gnomes and goblins alike looked about in fear and confusion.

noun

A short statement encapsulating a general truth; a maxim.

noun

(in children’s stories) an imaginary, very small old man who lives underground and guards gold and other valuable objects

noun

(in folklore and fantasy fiction) a mischievous, ugly creature resembling a dwarf.

Usage examples:

There is a group of elves or goblins or aliens or something who show up as i'm drifting off.

noun

A small, imaginary, usually ugly creature who plays tricks on people

noun

(in mythology and fairy stories) a mischievous imp or sprite.

Usage examples:

It is a time when the very mention of witches, gnomes, hobgoblins and ogres is enough to conjure up…

noun

(in stories) a small, ugly creature that causes trouble

noun

A small, mischievous devil or sprite.

Usage examples:

You say, ‘i've never seen any imps, sprites or goblins in this whole neighborhood!’

verb

Repair a damaged feather in (the wing or tail of a trained hawk) by attaching part of a new feather.

abbreviation

Manx pound(s).

noun

(in irish folklore) a small, mischievous sprite.

Usage examples:

In fact, all i knew about celtic folklore consisted of one silly story about a leprechaun.

noun

(in old irish stories) a magical creature in the shape of a little old man who likes to cause trouble

pronoun

Nothing.

Usage examples:

Apart from that, nix

exclamation

Expressing denial or refusal.

Usage examples:

‘i owe you some money,’ ‘nix, nix.’

verb

Put an end to; cancel.

Usage examples:

He nixed the deal just before it was to be signed

noun

A water sprite.

pronoun

Nothing.

Usage examples:

Apart from that, nix

exclamation

Expressing denial or refusal.

Usage examples:

‘i owe you some money,’ ‘nix, nix.’

noun

A supernatural being in folklore and children's stories, typically portrayed as small and humanlike in form, with pointed ears and a pointed hat.

Usage examples:

It's very clever for a story that's set in a parallel dimension inhabited by elves, pixies, unicorn…

noun

(esp. in children’s stories) a small, imaginary person

noun

A black disc made of hard rubber, used in ice hockey.

Usage examples:

The players carry around hunks of lumber called sticks, which they used to hit a slab of hard rubbe…

noun

Another name for robin goodfellow.

noun

A small, hard, rubber disk used in hockey (= a game played on ice)

plural noun

The fairy people of irish folklore, said to live beneath the hills and often identified as the remnant of the ancient tuatha dé danann.

Usage examples:

From that point on they became known as the sidhe, so they are as much ancient gods and goddesses a…

noun

An elf or fairy.

Usage examples:

In england the hobgoblin was as helpful a sprite as the brownie and was also known as robin goodfel…

noun

(in folklore) an ugly creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf.

Usage examples:

Nobody was allowed to cross the bridge without the troll's permission

verb

Make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.

Usage examples:

If people are obviously trolling then i'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you

verb

To fish from a boat that is moving slowly in the water and pulling a fishing line (= length of string with something attached that attracts fish) behind it

Usage examples:

Many of his friends had large boats, and they frequently traveled together trolling for mackerel.