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ogress

noun

Definition of ogress

as in demon

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Recent Examples of ogress In addition to the Icelandic ogress Grýla, the half-goat/half-demon Krampus (Kristofer Hivju) figures prominently in the story. — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2024 What exactly is going on with that large flock of crows, the suspicious villagers, the charming mayor and that secretive ogress? — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 Or where love turns a princess into an ogress, or parents kick out their 7-year-old children with bad advice and curses. — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 1 Aug. 2019 And in Iceland, the Yule Lads who visit children in the run-up to Christmas are said to be the sons of the ogress Gryla, a character in Snorri Sturluson’s 13th-century Prose Edda. — Regina Hansen, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2018

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Noun

For Liam, that means pouring out his anger as if to exercise a demon from within.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
They accidentally get sucked into a portal that transports them to a fantastical world with a friendly weredog (Dave Franco) and a demon (Lea Salonga) that feeds on memories.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of demon

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Ella is a young woman cursed to obey all instructions whose quest for self-determination also turns her into an advocate for the kingdom’s oppressed elves and ogres.

— Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Continue reading … 'SERIOUS SEXISM' — El-Sayed explains ‘ogre on a pike’ remark after getting torched by his own party.

— , FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of ogre

Noun

The Devil’s Museum, a satellite of the main collection, has amassed more than 3,000 depictions of demons, evil spirits and incubus from around the world.

— Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.

— Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025

Definition of incubus

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Halloween Horror Nights opened Thursday at the theme park where screams of excitement turned to screams of fright.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
In the movie, a group of teens accidentally release a bunch of monsters from Stine’s book collection, creating complete havoc and plenty of great family-friendly frights.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fright

Noun

Similarly, Zo — seen recently as the monster hunter in Na Hong-jin’s delirious sci-fi action epic, Hope — stays for most of the running time just the right side of smug entitlement.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Having created this monster, Hansen now has to feed it; going up against Lost, To Catch a Predator needs to best itself every week.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of monster

Noun

Three species of bats inhabit the site, and supernatural events—including the appearance of the gamekeeper’s ghost and the wail of a banshee—have been reported.

— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
Weaving, even more than before, makes Grace an ingénue gone banshee.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026

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