ETYM Also bogie.
An evil spirit; SYN. bogy, bogie.

ETYM AS. aelf, ylf; akin to Mid. High Germ. alp, German alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. âlfr elf, Swed. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. orbhu skillful, artful, rabh to grasp. Related to Auf, Oaf.
(Folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous; SYN. hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp.
(Irregular plural: elves).

ETYM Old Eng. gobelin, French gobelin, Late Lat. gobelinus; cf. German kobold, Eng. kobold, cobalt, Armor. gobilin an ignis fatuus, goblin.
(Folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings; SYN. hob, hobgoblin.

1. A small troublemaking imp.
2. A pesky problem in machinery or in a computer program, which is usually hard to locate.

ETYM See Hob, and Goblin.
1. A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo.
2. Any source of fear or fearful preoccupation.

Spirit of the mines in German folklore.

ETYM Old Eng. sprit, French esprit, from Latin spiritus. Related to Spirit, Sprightly.
1. A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition.
2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
In computing, a graphics object made up of a pattern of pixels (picture elements) defined by a computer programmer. Some high-level languages and applications programs contain routines that allow a user to define the shape, colors, and other characteristics of individual graphics objects. These objects can then be manipulated and combined to produce animated games or graphic screen displays. + prikaži više