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(fantasy) A fiery demonic creature.
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An obscure fictional creature mentioned in two of Lewis Carroll's poems.
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Alternative spelling of barghest [(mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.]
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Alternative spelling of barghest [(mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.]
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Alternative spelling of barghest [(mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.]
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Alternative spelling of barghest [(mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.]
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Alternative spelling of barghest [(mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.]
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(mythology, Britain) Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.
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Alternative spelling of barghest [(mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.]
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(fantasy) A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.
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Obsolete form of banshee. [(Irish folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.]
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(India) A supernatural creature, usually the ghost of a deceased person.
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(Ireland, Newfoundland) A type of banshee whose cry indicates someone's impending death.
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A trickster or bogeyman figure in Gaelic folklore.
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(archaic, often capitalized, usually with definite article) The Devil.
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Alternative spelling of bogeyman [A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.]
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The portrayal of one's enemies as dreadful; scapegoating.
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A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
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(sometimes humorous) A bogeyman of any gender.
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(UK dialectal) A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature, especially a small local spirit haunting gloomy places or the scenes of violence.
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Alternative spelling of boggard [(UK dialectal) A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature, especially a small local spirit haunting gloomy places or the scenes of violence.]
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(UK, obsolete) A bugbear (imaginary fearsome creature).
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Alternative form of bogglebo [(UK, obsolete) A bugbear (imaginary fearsome creature).]
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A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
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A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear.
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A kind of supernatural being.
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Any of a family of grotesque rubbery hand puppets.
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Alternative form of bogey [(archaic, often capitalized, usually with definite article) The Devil.]
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Alternative form of bogeyism [Devilry; supernatural matters involving evil forces.]
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Alternative spelling of bogeyman [A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.]
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(rare) Alternative form of bogeywoman [A female bogeyman.]
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Alternative form of bogeyman [A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.]
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Alternative spelling of bogeyman [A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.]
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Alternative spelling of bogeyman [A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.]
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Alternative spelling of bogeyman [A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.]
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Formless hindrances personified as an enemy
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(obsolete) Hobgoblin, scarecrow; anything that terrifies.
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A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin.
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(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of bugbear [An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.]
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Alternative spelling of bug-a-boo [A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin.]
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(archaic) An imaginary creature meant to inspire fear in children.
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The essence of being a bug.
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The target of a bug (surveillance device); one who is bugged.
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(obsolete) Frightening; like a bugbear.
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(obsolete) Something used or suggested to produce terror; a bugbear.
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(gaming) A fictional frog headed humanoid monster from the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.
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(Australia) A mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons.
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(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
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(figuratively) Synonym of bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat.
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Alternative form of kobold [(German mythology) An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite.]
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(UK, Hampshire, archaic, folklore) A kind of hobgoblin.
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(fantasy) A monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.
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(fantasy role-playing games, countable) A member of a fictional race of dark elves in various fantasy settings, such as Dungeons & Dragons.
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(Caribbean, Jamaica) A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
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(humorous) Used as part of the title of an imagined sequel.
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A fictional winged monster.
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Alternative form of ghoulie ghoul [(rare, informal, hypocoristic) A ghoul (ghostly spirit).]
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A usually evil and hyena-like humanoid creature found in various forms in fantasy literature and video games.
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(fantasy, slang) A goblin.
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One of various hostile supernatural creatures, now especially (fantasy literature) a malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls.
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The belief in the existence of goblins and of their magical power
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All goblins, considered as a group.
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(fantasy) A being having the appearance or characteristics of a goblin.
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Alternative form of Gogmagog (“legendary giant”) [(mythology) A legendary giant in Welsh and later English folklore, said to have been a giant inhabitant of Albion who was thrown off a cliff during a wrestling match with Corineus, a companion of Brutus of Troy.]
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Alternative form of Gogmagog (“legendary giant”) [(mythology) A legendary giant in Welsh and later English folklore, said to have been a giant inhabitant of Albion who was thrown off a cliff during a wrestling match with Corineus, a companion of Brutus of Troy.]
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(mythology) A legendary giant in Welsh and later English folklore, said to have been a giant inhabitant of Albion who was thrown off a cliff during a wrestling match with Corineus, a companion of Brutus of Troy.
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(by extension, fantasy) A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic.
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(fantasy, fiction, role-playing games) One of several distinct green-skinned creatures often grouped together, such as orcs, goblins and (sometimes) trolls.
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An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery.
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Alternative form of guyascutus [(US) An imaginary four-legged monster of varying descriptions, usually with two legs on one side of its body longer than the two on the other.]
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(fantasy) A creature or creatures from Hell.
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(fantasy) A toad-like humanoid demon.
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A creature in United States folklore that may be glimpsed but never seen clearly.
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(obsolete) A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey.
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A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet.
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Somewhat like a hobbit; resembling a hobbit.
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(by extension) A source of dread, fear or apprehension; a bugbear.
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Tales or folklore involving hobgoblins.
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A goblin or hobgoblin-like creature.
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(fiction) A stock character, the lab assistant to a mad scientist, frequently depicted as being deformed in some manner, physically and/or psychologically.
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A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
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Alternative form of jumbie [(chiefly Caribbean) A ghost or evil spirit.]
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(Dutch folklore) A tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf.
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Alternative form of kelpie (shapeshifting spirit). [A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland.]
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Alternative form of kobold [(German mythology) An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite.]
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(German folklore) A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household.
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(folklore) A type of diminutive sprite or fairy that wears green clothing.
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(folklore) A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
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(by extension) A brutish troglodyte.
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(obsolete) A bugbear; false terror.
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(fantasy role-playing games) A type of demonic or undead creature.
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(folklore) A hag or evil spirit in Scottish folklore.
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(mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
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A form of sleep paralysis in which the sleeper sees a figure resembling a witch sitting on them while still in bed.
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(fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green.
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Alternative form of piseog [(Ireland) An evil spell; a curse.]
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(obsolete) A nocturnal evil spirit.
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A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.
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Alternative form of pooka (“supernatural creature”) [A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.]
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(mythology) A mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.
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(fantasy) A small horned humanoid demon with a long tail.
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(video games) In some roguelike games, a type of fictional invisible monster that summons other monsters.
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A pair of monsters or bugbears, used to frighten children.
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(Britain, folklore) A type of evil goblin or imp.
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(folklore) An evil creature of German folklore lurking in the rye-fields.
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(Lincolnshire) A ghost or goblin.
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Alternative form of shoggoth [A monstrous gelatinous creature with green eyes, featured in the horror fiction of HP Lovecraft.]
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A monstrous gelatinous creature with green eyes, featured in the horror fiction of HP Lovecraft.
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(chiefly among Northwest Coast Aboriginal people) An evil spirit or woodland monster or giant.
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In Cornish folklore, a malicious spirit in the form of a wizened old man.
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(UK, regional) A bogeyman; a fanciful monster used to frighten children.
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(folklore) A mythical creature, like a brownie or leprechaun, believed to live in underground tunnels; later associated with dead miners.
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(fantasy) A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
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(fantasy) A humanoid demon with the head, claws, and wings of a giant vulture.
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(mythology) a demonic cannibal spirit known in North America, which is said to commit murder due to craving humans.
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Alternative spelling of wendigo [(mythology) A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder.]
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(mythology) A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder.
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(often humorous) A whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction; a bugbear.
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(archaic) A living creature, especially a human being.
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Alternative spelling of wendigo. [(mythology) A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder.]
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(Britain folklore) A flickering light or lantern, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes, held by a supernatural creature who uses it to lure travelers at night to their demise.
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Alternative form of will o' the wisp [(Britain folklore) A flickering light or lantern, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes, held by a supernatural creature who uses it to lure travelers at night to their demise.]
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Alternative spelling of will o' the wisp [(Britain folklore) A flickering light or lantern, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes, held by a supernatural creature who uses it to lure travelers at night to their demise.]
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A fictional reclusive monster.
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Alternative form of zombie [A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa and elsewhere.]
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(uncommon) Alternative form of zombie [A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa and elsewhere.]
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