GOBLIN

goblin, hob, hobgoblin

(noun) (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

goblin (plural goblins)

One of various hostile supernatural creatures, now especially (fantasy literature) a malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid.

Synonyms

• hobgoblin; bug, buggard, bugbear, bog, bogey, bogy, bogie, boggard, boggart, baggard, bogle, boggle, bugaboo, bug-a-boo; elf, kobold, sprite, fairy, fay, fey, fae, faerie, puck, hob (sometimes distinguished, especially in fantasy literature)

• See also goblin

Anagrams

• Boglin, Boling, globin, lobing

Proper noun

GOBLin

(British, rail transport, informal) Acronym of Gospel Oak to Barking Line, a railway line in north London.

Anagrams

• Boglin, Boling, globin, lobing

Source: Wiktionary


Gob"lin, n. Etym: [OE. gobelin, F. gobelin, LL. gobelinus, fr. Gr. kobold, E. kobold, cobalt, Armor. gobilin an ignis fatuus, goblin.]

Definition: An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome. To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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