Elves
[elvz] or [ɛlvz]
Definition
(noun.) an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere.
Typist: Naomi--From WordNet
Definition
(pl. ) of Elf
Typed by Jolin
Examples
- The Unquenchables had done their best to be worthy of the name, for like elves they had worked by night and conjured up a comical surprise. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But in spite of the comical red imps, sparkling elves, and the gorgeous princes and princesses, Jo's pleasure had a drop of bitterness in it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- In the name of all the elves in Christendom, is that Jane Eyre? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Knights and ladies, elves and pages, monks and flower girls, all mingled gaily in the dance. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The small brown elves actually remember that I fed them the other day, again soliloquized Louis. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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