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 Later that morning, Wallace unveils his latest invention, a robot garden gnome. Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024 This photograph documents a garden gnome owned by a drug dealer. Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 The gnome incarnates its human creator’s desires and dreams as well as Wallace’s follies. Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025 In a nod to the dangers of AI, the feature will see Wallace and Gromit’s friendship put to the test by the former’s invention of a smart gnome called Norbot, who takes on a life of his own, wreaking havoc in the process. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gnome
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Noun
  • The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community helped Santa’s elves during the recent holiday season in collecting nearly 1,700 toys and bikes that were then donated to local organizations for distribution to families in need in the Twin Cities metro area.
    Jacqueline Devine, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The story follows Ferrell as Buddy, a human man raised by Santa's elves, who ultimately leaves the North Pole to search for his biological father (James Caan) in New York City.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Kids consider costumes ranging from spooky goblins to little angels, and parents begin considering how to ration the candy collected after a long night of trick-or-treating.
    Sen. Dan Hall, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
  • This is your starting point, and where the brother from the story encountered the water goblin.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • 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
  • That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024

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“Gnome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnome. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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