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Definition of goblin in English: goblinnoun ˈɡɒblɪnˈɡɑblən (in folklore and fantasy fiction) a mischievous, ugly creature resembling a dwarf. Example sentencesExamples - And the dumb goblins, ghouls, and vampires try to take our home from us, so we also have to steal charms and such.
- I see an intrepid adventurer plodding blindly through a world of booby traps, goblins, jesters and dragons.
- All of a sudden an army of goblins and dwarfs started marching towards them.
- I wanted to show people that Halloween can be a lot more than simply ghosts and goblins.
- The mean dwellings of gnomes and goblins came into view, as well as armed camps dotted with small fires.
- It was the target of many attacks by orcs, ogres, trolls, goblins, and the list goes on.
- You see, even though the last goblin died, evil still found hold in weak creatures.
- Nor are they any on goblins, elves, hobbits and powerful rings that make one disappear.
- The two elves approached the last goblin, still stuck to the ground, from both sides.
- Such are the dangers at a time when ghosts and goblins are not the only things scaring American voters.
- The rock structures in Arches range from giant fists to little goblins.
- Elves and men and gnomes and goblins alike looked about in fear and confusion.
- Home to a wacky wizard, it's a gothic mansion packed to the rafters with mischievous goblins and no-good ghosts.
- Better to just give someone a goblin in jar and let them get on with it.
- The other angle I read into this is that of the child-abduction by goblins and fairies in the tales of yore and of today.
- Thus all of the cultures of the world have stories of unknown beings such as ghosts, goblins, and alien life.
- He had the image of himself, like a goblin or ghost, haunting her gravesite for weeks, vainly trying to protect her.
- There is a group of elves or goblins or aliens or something who show up as I'm drifting off.
- In the back of the cavern goblins and demons poured in and out in a chaotic flow through many winding tunnels.
- On Friday, Halloween was again on everyone's minds and even the odd goblin or ghoul turned up to spend the day with them!
Synonyms hobgoblin, gnome, dwarf, troll, imp, elf, sprite, brownie, fairy, pixie
OriginMiddle English: from Old French gobelin, possibly related to German Kobold (see kobold) or to Greek kobalos 'mischievous goblin'. In medieval Latin Gobelinus occurs as the name of a mischievous spirit, said to haunt Évreux in northern France in the 12th century. This is from Old French gobelin from Gobelinus, the name of a mischievous spirit said to haunt the region of Évreux in northern France in the 12th century. The term may be related to German Kobold, the name of a German spirit that haunted houses or lived underground in caves and mines, although another possible source is Greek kobalos ‘goblin’. See also cobalt, gremlin, hobby
Definition of goblin in US English: goblinnounˈɡäblənˈɡɑblən (in folklore and fantasy fiction) a mischievous, ugly creature resembling a dwarf. Example sentencesExamples - I see an intrepid adventurer plodding blindly through a world of booby traps, goblins, jesters and dragons.
- The other angle I read into this is that of the child-abduction by goblins and fairies in the tales of yore and of today.
- The two elves approached the last goblin, still stuck to the ground, from both sides.
- Elves and men and gnomes and goblins alike looked about in fear and confusion.
- In the back of the cavern goblins and demons poured in and out in a chaotic flow through many winding tunnels.
- He had the image of himself, like a goblin or ghost, haunting her gravesite for weeks, vainly trying to protect her.
- You see, even though the last goblin died, evil still found hold in weak creatures.
- And the dumb goblins, ghouls, and vampires try to take our home from us, so we also have to steal charms and such.
- The rock structures in Arches range from giant fists to little goblins.
- The mean dwellings of gnomes and goblins came into view, as well as armed camps dotted with small fires.
- Better to just give someone a goblin in jar and let them get on with it.
- All of a sudden an army of goblins and dwarfs started marching towards them.
- It was the target of many attacks by orcs, ogres, trolls, goblins, and the list goes on.
- There is a group of elves or goblins or aliens or something who show up as I'm drifting off.
- Such are the dangers at a time when ghosts and goblins are not the only things scaring American voters.
- Thus all of the cultures of the world have stories of unknown beings such as ghosts, goblins, and alien life.
- I wanted to show people that Halloween can be a lot more than simply ghosts and goblins.
- Nor are they any on goblins, elves, hobbits and powerful rings that make one disappear.
- Home to a wacky wizard, it's a gothic mansion packed to the rafters with mischievous goblins and no-good ghosts.
- On Friday, Halloween was again on everyone's minds and even the odd goblin or ghoul turned up to spend the day with them!
Synonyms hobgoblin, gnome, dwarf, troll, imp, elf, sprite, brownie, fairy, pixie
OriginMiddle English: from Old French gobelin, possibly related to German Kobold (see kobold) or to Greek kobalos ‘mischievous goblin’. In medieval Latin Gobelinus occurs as the name of a mischievous spirit, said to haunt Évreux in northern France in the 12th century. |