nixie

noun

Definition of nixienext
as in fairy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nixie
  1. goblin
  2. elf
  3. changeling
  4. troll
  5. faerie
  6. gnome
  7. kelpie
Noun
  • Afraid of evil spirits, the Celts would light up bonfires by the hilltops, and wear masks to hide their identity from the ghosts; this is how this holiday began to be associated with figures such as witches and goblins.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The treats are on for hungry goblins as restaurants around central Indiana are offering Halloween specials today.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of goblin
Noun
  • There are many questions left unanswered in Red One, but the most pressing has to be: Is the Rock playing an elf or not?
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In 2023, Deschanel was Little Red Riding Hood and Scott was an elf.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of elf
Noun
  • The story of the changeling that Alice A referenced earlier in the series focused on a family putting a baby into a fire to bring their mother back.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Where to watch Krampus: Peacock 08 of 15 A Christmas Horror Story (2015) What do the Krampus, a horde of undead elves, bloodthirsty changelings, and William Shatner have in common?
    Huntley Woods, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
Definition of changeling
Noun
  • Liberal democratic states make citizens; the artificial state makes trolls.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Powerful troll kings, Suliskongen and Vågakallen were among them, but both leaders struggled to control their young.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of troll
Noun
  • There are knights with a strong sense of chivalry, and dueling beliefs in faeries and Jesus Christ, and a deep passion for questing.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The faeries around her are powerful, immortal and beautiful.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of faerie
Noun
  • At the beginning of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the machine architect, eager to sell the benefits of technology to Gromit, creates a robotic garden gnome programmed to lend the reserved pooch a helping hand.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
  • These range wildly in mood and form, from uncovering the killer in a murder mystery to freeing a gnome who’s been tied up to a windmill blade.
    Reid McCarter, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2023
Definition of gnome
Noun
  • In Scottish folklore, the kelpie is a shape-shifting creature that lives underwater and can easily devour humans.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Rusty Rusty is a red kelpie who is tight with Bluey’s friend Indy and also loves to play army.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of kelpie
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