elf Definition
elf (elf)
noun pl. elveselvz
- Folklore a tiny, often prankish being in human form, exercising magic powers and haunting woods and hills; sprite
- a small child or being, esp. a mischievous one
Etymology: ME < OE ælf, akin to OHG alb (Ger, nightmare), prob. < IE base *albho-, white > L albus, white: prob. basic sense “whitish figure” (in the mist)
elf Related Forms
elf′·like′ adjective
ELF Definition
ELF
extremely low frequency
elf Synonyms
ELF (Extremely Low Frequency) Telecom Definition
ELF radio has a frequency of 30
elf Usage Examples
Converse of object
- play: Cate Blanchett plays the elf Galadriel like a cosmic Princess Di.
- see: Never had the fortune to see an elf, myself!
- use: Dynamic Linking Dynamic Linking using elf on the Linux and Sun.
- help: Help the elf beat these bad guys by hitting them with snow balls!
- name: But an alluring elf named Quicksilver takes a fancy to Shakespeare - and sees a chance to set things right.
- let: Not only is he letting the bad beer elves get all his money, he's got a few credit cards too.
Adjective modifier
- dark: He called down flames and fire on the few Dark Elves in his way, his sea guard adding arrows into the foe.
- male: Slender hands lift back the hood to reveal the striking, youthful features of a male elf.
- female: Obvious exits are west and east. a female elf with dark brown hair Jolen Sparra Ithani the Psychic Savant Jolen leaves east.
- little: Will you write to an adult like me, you little elves?
- old: Hidden partly behind a tree, the merry old elf grasps a disembodied doll's head with fake blood streaming from its eye sockets.
- other: We only spotted about four other elves, among the hundreds of fairies.
Modifies a noun
- costume: Des put his Santa suit on, while Mick grudgingly put his elf costume on.
- quot: Quot elves quot of the security guard mangled during the.
- interpreter: EACCES Execute permission is denied for the file or a script or ELF interpreter.
- field: It is also prudent to look at screening for the back of the unit, reducing the powerful spiked ELF fields.
Noun used with modifier
- wood: They can also spend the week hunting for the wood elves ' secret treasure cache by collecting " clues " throughout the holiday.
- house: Fans will be saddened also by the film inevitably losing much of its source material, like the adorable Dobby the house elf scenes.
- halb: Thus " halb elf " is half past ten and not - as you might expect from the English - half past eleven.
- quot: Malls with a quot elves quot experts on quot to see quot.
Browse dictionary entries near elf
- ‹ elevon
- ‹ eleventh
- ‹ elevenses
- ‹ eleven-plus
- ‹ eleven
- ‹ elevator shoe
- ‹ elevator pitch
- ‹ elevator music
- ‹ elevator
- ‹ elevation
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- ElGamal Public-Key Encryption ›
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