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[ elvz ] SHOW IPA
/ ɛlvz / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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Words nearby elves eluviation, eluvium, Elva, elve, elver, elves , Elvira, Elvis, elvish, Elwin, Elwood
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Example sentences from the Web for elves So the elves in the Woodland Realm were an obvious [choice].
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth | Alex Suskind| December 4, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The elves send Buddy off on an adventure to big, bad New York City to meet his family and start a new life.
Elf’s 10th Anniversary: I’m Still Obsessed With This Syrupy Movie | Anna Brand| November 7, 2013| DAILY BEAST
One episode, for example, centered on a Christmas-themed “celebration,” complete with elves and reindeer.
‘The Man With the 132 Lb. Scrotum’: TLC’s Lowest Show Yet? | Kevin Fallon| August 1, 2013| DAILY BEAST
That Santa told tellers he needed the money to “pay his elves .”
Criminal Santas: Grapevine Murders, Bank Robberies, More (Photos) | Josh Dzieza| December 28, 2011| DAILY BEAST
When he had finished this task, he cleaned up the house and took possession of all the treasures the elves had left behind them.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2 | Charles Dudley Warner
If you take the trouble to inquire, you will find that all this forest is peopled with elves .
Odd Bits of History | Henry W. Wolff
Higher up the stream, where two branches met about a rocky island, elves seemed gathering for a summer revel.
Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5 | Louisa M. Alcott
Is it any wonder that the elves , the fairies, the children came and ministered unto him?
The Golden Road | Frank Waller Allen
The elves of Iceland had a king who was subject to the superior elf-king in Norway.
In Northern Mists (Volume 2 of 2) | Fridtjof Nansen
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British Dictionary definitions for elves Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to elves pixie, leprechaun, fairy, brownie, fay, elfin
Cultural definitions for elves Often small, mischievous creatures thought to have magical powers. Although some elves are friendly to humans, others are spiteful and destructive. Elves have long been a staple of folklore, from Germanic mythology to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, in which the elves speak a special language called Elvish.
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