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elf

Definitions of elf
  1. noun
    a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
    synonyms: fee, toverfee
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    types:
    aardmannetje, duveltje, dwerg, kabouter
    (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
    aardmannetje, dwerg, homunculus, kabouter, lilliputter, tuinkabouter
    a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
    watergeest
    a fairy that inhabits water
    watergeest
    any of various female water spirits
  2. noun
    creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
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    type of:
    punch, rumpunch, struik
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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