Sprite - English meaning

noun

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

Usage examples:

Like brownies, chocolate cake is loved by everyone.

noun

(in folklore and greek mythology) a nymph inhabiting a tree or wood.

Usage examples:

From the start, i have recognized the dryads and spirits in the many trees i regularly pass and int…

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

adjective

(of a person or their face) small and delicate, typically with a mischievous charm.

Usage examples:

Her black hair suited her elfin face

noun

An elf.

Usage examples:

And yarthe was empty, but for the elfin, and the elfin quite naturally took it for theirs.

adjective

Used to describe a person who is small and delicate

Usage examples:

Her features were small, almost elfin.

noun

Fairyland.

Usage examples:

The world of faerie

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 fairy.

Usage examples:

Elves and evil fays

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

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

(in classical mythology) a water nymph said to inhabit a river, spring, or waterfall.

Usage examples:

One day he inadvertently bathed in the spring of the naiad he had spurned.

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 mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.

Usage examples:

The idyllic world of nymphs and shepherds

noun

(in ancient greek and roman traditional stories) a goddess or spirit in the form of a young woman, living in a tree, river, mountain, etc.

Usage examples:

We played the part of wood nymphs dancing around snow white in the forest., the god apollo is madde…

noun

A form of an insect that has not yet developed into an adult, but is often very similar to an adult

Usage examples:

It is possible that tick nymphs could repeatedly bite a person., the nymph feeds and grows, moultin…

noun

(in persian mythology) a mythical superhuman being, originally represented as evil but subsequently as a good or graceful genie or fairy.

Usage examples:

Her androgynous form traverses his art as desdemona and jason, leda and apollo, st sebastian and de…

prefix

Round; about.

Usage examples:

Pericardium

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)

noun

An imaginary spirit of the air.

Usage examples:

The plots of many ballets were dominated by spirit women - sylphs, wilis, and ghosts - who enslaved…