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goblin Definition

gob·lin (gäblin)

noun

Folklore an evil or mischievous spirit, often represented in pictures as humanlike and ugly or misshapen in form

Etymology: ME gobelin < OFr < ML gobelinus < VL *cobalus < Gr kobalos, sprite

goblin Synonyms

goblin

n.

goblin Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: Stricken with terror, Ivor thought he could see goblins and hobgoblins grinning wherever his lantern light flashed.
  • summon: This spell is the same as summon goblin but the troll created inflicts and is destroyed by three points of damage rather than one.
  • keep: This is possibly because, as a Shinto nation, the Japanese still implicitly keep goblins and house spirits with them.

Converse of subject

inhabit: Somehow, we've gotten lost in a forest inhabited by goblins, spooky tho not actually menacing.

Adjective modifier

  • little: And, somewhere in the back of my brain, there's a little goblin going ' mmm mmm!
  • naughty: We have lots of fun and adventures even tho those naughty goblins, Sly and Gobbo, are always trying to cause trouble!
  • evil: Like some evil little goblins didn't like the pictures either and decided to flashlight it *from the inside* .
  • mischievous: Join Big-Ears and Noddy as they race around Toy Town in pursuit of a pair of mischievous goblins.
  • nasty: Take him to the small dry cave where the insignificant crack is, and when the nasty goblin appears, throw Elrond at him.

Modifies a noun

  • market: Goblin Market is a poem written by Christina Rossetti.
  • green: The paint tends to soak up through the whole net giving it a dark green look ( even using goblin green ).
  • page: Many critics too ( including Jeffrey ) considered the goblin page beneath the dignity of the poem.
  • detector: Armed with traps and a goblin detector, the scene is set for an epic shadow between our heroes and the insidious beasts.
  • army: Just imagine how many models the combined army will have when Anna adds in her goblin army.
  • attack: In the second book the action really cranks up a notch when the children endure their first malevolent goblin attack and rescue a griffin.

Possessives

dungeon: To find it you will have to be captured and put into the goblins ' dungeon.

Preposition: of

soil: Peace be unto you, genies and goblins of the soil!

Preposition: like

creature: Bucca, Bucca Boo A Cornish goblin like creature.

Browse dictionary entries near goblin

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  3. Gobelin
  4. gobbler
  5. gobbledygook
  6. gobble
  7. gobbet
  8. gob
  9. goatsucker
  10. goatskin
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  2. goby
  3. god
  4. God-fearing
  5. God-given
  6. God's acre
  7. Godard
  8. Godavari
  9. godchild
  10. goddamned