nixie

noun

Definition of nixienext
as in fairy

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Recent Examples of nixie This full function clock created by electronico is crafted from vintage nixie tubes. — Laura Grace Weldon, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nixie
  1. fairy
  2. goblin
  3. elf
  4. changeling
  5. little people
  6. troll
  7. faerie
  8. gnome
Noun
  • For the longest time, there was this pretty, ethereal sound, as if a fairy were about to appear before me, but the fairy never appeared.
    — Souvankham Thammavongsa, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Traditional string lights offer a familiar, eye-catching glow, while fairy lights create a delicate sparkle that lets your ornaments take center stage.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of fairy
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
  • But the pièce de résistance is the Elf on the Shelf scavenger hunt, which sends kids searching throughout the Pyramid for six mischievous elves in exchange for a special reward.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Filters that transform users into playful characters, like elves or puppies, will remain available for young people.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of elf
Noun
  • McBride reflects on Queen Mab’s protagonist, a 23-year-old graduate student of Victorian and modernist literature, who struggles to bond with her baby and begins to fear that her child is a changeling.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Is the baby really a baby, or has it been replaced by a changeling?
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of changeling
Noun
  • Hawthorne, who had two daughters and a son, captures how children can seem to their parents like mysterious little people beyond their control.
    — Robert S. Levine, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Has little people skills, lacks self-awareness and can sometimes exhibit erratic behavior.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of little people
Noun
  • The last attack—or troll, to use modern parlance—has proven to be particularly popular on the car internet due to the price discrepancy between the two EVs.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026
  • There are going to be some haters that come up, there are going to be some trolls.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of troll
Noun
  • 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
  • The plays are set in locations as varied as courts, forests, battlefields, and even the realm of faerie.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of faerie
Noun
  • The Heeler family home is recreated in uncanny detail—from Bandit’s armchair to the backyard barbecue—with interactive games led by a cheeky garden gnome named Rhonda, music, and secret nooks that delight kids and grown-ups.
    — Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Accounting is not a very physical job, but tell that to the KPMG gnomes who just spent weeks lugging around gold bars in a secret Swiss cavern.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of gnome

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