EGAVE

elf

About 0.95 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.
  2. noun A small, magical creature similar to a fairy, often mischievous, playful, or occasionally helpful.
  3. noun A member of a race of tall, slender, graceful beings with pointed ears, typically immortal or very long-lived and possessing wisdom and magical abilities.
  4. noun Ellipsis of Christmas elf.
  5. noun A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
  6. noun Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
  7. verb To twist into elflocks (of hair); to mat.
  8. noun Any small box truck or delivery truck, regardless of the actual brand.

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Word family

ELF elfish elfishly elfs elves

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