puck

noun

Definition of pucknext
as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers dreamed that her garden was the secret meeting place of pucks and sprites

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Recent Examples of puck The 34-year-old Allen, honored before puck drop for playing his 500th career game earlier this month, improved to 4-2-0. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 The defenseman scored from alone in front of the net after Michael Rasmussen turned over the puck along the boards. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 The Hawks entered the night riding their first back-to-back wins of the season, but defensive-zone struggles, sloppy puck handling and giveaways dropped them to 2-2-0 on their seven-game homestand. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The pucks, about $1 each, reportedly stay fresh for about 14 days after opening. — Sal Vaglica, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for puck
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  1. fairy
  2. elf
  3. goblin
  4. faerie
Noun
  • Lights from torches and Navi the fairy play off the floors and walls of dungeons with lavish detail, making metal glint and bringing out the cracks and contours of stone and tile.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The figure’s outstretched hand holds up a tiny fairy-like woman at eye level.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of fairy
Noun
  • After posing as the rogue Halbrand in season 1, Sauron returns in season 2 disguised as the elf Annatar.
    — Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2026
  • And many, perhaps understandably, choose to escape into romances involving elves and hockey players.
    — Julia Vitale, airmail.news, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of elf
Noun
  • The concept had the goblin going out to a bar, hoping to charm the princess.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • From glittering ghosts, ghastly goblins and wicked witches to wily warlocks, fashion can inspire any Halloween transformation.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of goblin
Noun
  • Would Azriel, the third and final bad-boy faerie of the Night Court’s royal family, end up with Elain, the unhappy and often forgotten youngest sister of the Night Court’s High Lady, Feyre?
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Maeve learns that the legends she was raised on — stories of faeries, kelpies and seelies — are actually true.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Definition of faerie

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