gnome

as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers in Europe, gnomes are thought to guard underground treasure, so that may be why statues of them are commonly placed in gardens

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Recent Examples of gnome Inventor Wallace and his pooch Gromit are dealing with a robotic garden gnome, Wallace's latest invention. Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025 The secretive culture of The Masters even extends to gnomes. Larry Holder, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 As for future plans, Stinchcombe’s so far unrealized ambition is to sell the debit card as a white label product to banks–a solution the banks could offer to families distraught about grandma’s out of control charitable charges or garden gnome purchases. Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 The ogre is faster than the gnome, slower than the unicorn, and was delayed arguing with a troll at a toll bridge. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gnome
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Noun
  • However, finding young actors who were not afraid of the dark elf proved challenging during filming.
    Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 June 2025
  • Using Sindarin, the language Tolkien crafted for the elves, Woolley built the rest of the name.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Stripped first of his access to the goblin court, and now of his ability to speak with the dead, Celehar nonetheless still has commitments to the living.
    Natalie Zutter January 2, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Lisa’s Joker is part motivational speaker, part chaos goblin.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Tell me a little bit about the technical side of filming a dwarf and an elf together.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Other new characters include Disa, the first female dwarf ever shown in the Lord of the Rings series.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2022
Noun
  • For instance, people used to hang iron on their doors at night to keep faeries and demons out of their homes (talismans) and a knock on the door in the middle of the night was to be ignored, for surely some evil spirit was lurking outside.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

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“Gnome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnome. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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