The meaning of Goblin

noun

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

Usage examples:

Like brownies, chocolate cake is loved by everyone.

noun

A cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation.

Usage examples:

The biggest villain is that adman's bugbear, saturated fat

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 supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small, delicate, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature.

Usage examples:

Birthmarks were thought to be bruises left by elves

abbreviation

Extremely low frequency.

noun

A small, imaginary person, usually shown in pictures dressed in green with pointed ears and a tall hat, and often described in stories as playing tricks and having magical powers

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

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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

A cooking appliance, or the flat top part of a cooker, with hotplates or burners.

Usage examples:

The oil needs to be heated in the oven or on the hob

noun

A male ferret.

Usage examples:

He had one hob and the six breeding does

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

A water spirit of scottish folklore, typically taking the form of a horse and reputed to delight in the drowning of travellers.

Usage examples:

The water bandits need to watch out for the kelpie and each uisge, the underwater sprites which inh…

noun

A type of medium-sized dog from australia that has ears that stand up and is often used to herd animals (= move them in groups)

Usage examples:

Working kelpies have coats that come in a variety of colours., the working kelpie is a popular opti…

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

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

(in irish mythology) a hobgoblin or sprite able to take on the form of various animals.

Usage examples:

I mean, a banshee, a pooka and leprechauns sure sound strange to me.

noun

Variant spelling of puka.

noun

A small spiral shell typically strung with others to make necklaces or bracelets.

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.