gnome
gnome¹
Definition
gnome (nōm)
noun
Folklore any of a race of small, misshapen, dwarflike beings, supposed to dwell in the earth and guard its treasures
Etymology: Fr < ModL gnomus < Gr gnōmē (see gnome): so called by Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus, prob. from the belief that gnomes had occult knowledge of the earth
gnom′·ish adjective
gnome²
Definition
gnome (nōm, nō′mē)
noun
a wise, pithy saying; maxim
Etymology: LL, a sentence, maxim < Gr gnōmē, thought, judgment, intelligence < gignōskein, to know
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Synonyms
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Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: The last time I drove passed there I saw concrete gnomes in the front garden under the window of my birth.
- use: For the first time in years, I'm tempted to simply stick to using Gnome.
- have: And now we have the Gnome, which Sky is pitching as an alternative to DAB digital radios.
- say: Obviously I come from a Gnome background so I say Gnome.
- laugh: Well, OK, not ' The Laughing Gnome ' but you get the idea.
Preposition: in
- garden: The last time I drove passed there I saw concrete gnomes in the front garden under the window of my birth.
Adjective modifier
- little: They were like little gnomes working away in my heart.
- 80hp: Engine: Tractor, 80hp Gnome or Le Rhone rotary 70mph max.
- old: On reaching the oilcloth he ducked underneath and came out with an older gnome whose beard and trousers were streaked with oil.
- small: Your guide is a small invisible gnome called Gordon.
Modifies a noun
- desktop: A window will then appear telling you that the Gnome desktop is being started.
- code: Full motives: Enable the Cheat Gnome code, then press Up, Circle, Up, Right, L2 during game play.
- application: Like in the previous article you first create a window for a Gnome application.
- engine: It had two powerful Gnome engines with a very good single engine capability.
- project: Telsa did her piece on getting involved in the Gnome project.
- page: Some minor spelling errors corrected on the Gnome pages.
Noun used with modifier
- garden: I'm not having the police telling me what type of garden gnome I can have in my garden.
- millenium: We cross to " The Millenium Gnome " for an exclusive film behind the scenes of Oasis's tour.
- default: GNOME first, here's a shot of the default GNOME setup in 9.3.
- earth: Unfortunately the glad tidings also spread under the moor and the earth gnomes got to hear of the farmer's new son.
