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| Main Entry: | byword |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, axiom, catchphrase, catchword, dictum, epithet, gnome, handle, maxim, motto, nickname, precept, proverb, shibboleth, slogan, apophthegm, gnomic saying, saw, standing joke |
| Main Entry: | fairy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supernatural being |
| Synonyms: | brownie, elf, enchanter, genie, gnome, goblin, gremlin, imp, leprechaun, nymph, pixie, puck, siren, spirit, sprite, bogie, fay, hob, mermaid, nisse, sylph |
| Main Entry: | goblin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elf |
| Synonyms: | brownie, demon, fiend, gnome, gremlin, imp, pixie, spirit, sprite, bogeyman, kobold, nixie |
| Main Entry: | imp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mischievous child, small person |
| Synonyms: | brat, demon, devil, elf, fiend, gnome, gremlin, hellion, minx, pixie, puck, rascal, rogue, scamp, sprite, troll, tyke, urchin, villain, deviling, devilkin, gamin |
| Main Entry: | leprechaun |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elf |
| Synonyms: | brownie, elfin, fairy, gnome, pixie, sprite, fay, nisse |
| Main Entry: | midget |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small person |
| Synonyms: | bantam, gnome, manikin, pygmy, runt*, Lilliputian, homuncule, homunculus, little person, midge |
| Notes: | a dwarf is smaller and not proportioned like an average person; a midget is smaller but is proportioned like an average full-grown person; a pygmy is perfectly proportioned but smaller than a midget |
| Antonyms: | giant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | moral |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lesson, proverb |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, axiom, dictum, epigram, gnome, maxim, meaning, message, motto, point, precept, rule, saying, sermon, significance, truism, apophthegm, moralism, saw |
| Main Entry: | pixie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fairy |
| Synonyms: | brownie, elf, gnome, goblin, gremlin, imp, leprechaun, puck, spirit, sprite, bogie, fay, hob, nisse |
| Main Entry: | proverb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying referring to common fact, knowledge |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, axiom, byword, catch phrase, dictum, epigram, gnome, maxim, moral, motto, platitude, precept, repartee, text, truism, witticism, word, apophthegm, daffodil, folk wisdom, saw |
| Main Entry: | scholar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is very involved in education and learning |
| Synonyms: | academic, augur, bookworm*, brain*, critic, disciple, doctor, egghead*, gnome*, grind*, intellectual, learned person, learner, philosopher, professor, pupil, sage, savant, scientist, student, teacher, tool, bookish person, litterateur, person of letters, schoolchild, wise person |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | troll |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elf |
| Synonyms: | demon, dwarf, giant, gnome, goblin, hobgoblin, leprechaun, monster, ogre, kobold, mythical creature |
| Main Entry: | wise saying |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | words of wisdom |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, gnome, maxim, moral, precept, proverb, saying, witticism, apophthegm, saw |
| Main Entry: | dictum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying; proverb |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, gnome, maxim, moral, motto, precept, rule, truism, brocard, saw |
| Main Entry: | rule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | standard, principle of behavior |
| Synonyms: | aphorism, apothegm, assize, axiom, basis, brocard, canon, chapter and verse*, command, commandment, criterion, decorum, decree, decretion, dictum, direction, edict, etiquette, formula, fundamental, gnome, guide, guideline, keynote, keystone, law, maxim, model, moral, no-no's, order, ordinance, precedent, precept, prescription, propriety, regimen, regulation, ruling, statute, tenet, test, the book, the numbers, truism |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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