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vampirevam‧pire /ˈvæmpaɪə $ -paɪr/ noun [countable] vampireOrigin: 1700-1800 French, German vampir, from Serbo-Croat, perhaps from Turkish uber ‘witch’ - Carlos Castro, head of Pisco's main hospital, said pregnant women fear the vampire will reincarnate in their babies.
- Everyone knows that, who knows anything about vampires.
- It needs very little provocation to start Shelley off on such topics, or Albé either - he particularly enjoys vampire stories.
- No mercy for the vampire, eh?
- Oh, we can turn people into vampires, it's an easy technique, but what would be the point?
- What bloodsucking vampire owns me now?
- Your husband invited vampires into the country, did he?
► Folkloreabominable snowman, nounapparition, nounbogey, nounbogeyman, nounboogeyman, nounchangeling, noundivine, verbdjinn, noundoppelganger, noundowse, verbdowser, noundowsing rod, noundragon, noundryad, noundwarf, nounEaster Bunny, nounelf, nounelixir, nounfairy, nounfairy godmother, nounfairyland, nounfairy tale, nounFather Christmas, nounfolk, adjectivefolk hero, noungenie, nounghost, noungiant, noungiantess, noungnome, noungoblin, noungremlin, nounhobgoblin, nounimp, nounleprechaun, nounleviathan, nounley, nounlore, nounmagic carpet, nounmermaid, nounmonster, nounnecromancy, nounnever-never land, nounnymph, nounogre, nounphiltre, nounpixie, nounsandman, nounSanta Claus, nounspectre, nounsprite, nounstardust, nounsuperstition, nounsuperstitious, adjectivesylph, nountale, nountotem, nountroll, noununicorn, nounurban myth, nounvampire, nounwerewolf, nounwishing well, nounyeti, noun VERB► know· Everyone knows that, who knows anything about vampires.· That's something everyone knows about vampires.. in stories, a dead person that sucks people’s blood by biting their necks |