gremlinnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡrem.lɪn/us/ˈɡrem.lən/an imaginary little creature that gets inside things, especially machines, and makes them stop working:
We must have a gremlin in the engine - it isn't working right.
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Mythological & legendary characters
- Abominable Snowman
- Anancy
- Ares
- Bellona
- bigfoot
- creature
- Cyclops
- demigod
- goddess
- hobbit
- imp
- Jack Frost
- leprechaun
- mermaid
- Odin
- Orpheus
- Pleiades
- Poseidon
- Prometheus
- tooth fairy
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