Akademik

pixy

noun

1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

• Syn: ↑elf, ↑hob, ↑gremlin, ↑pixie, ↑brownie, ↑imp

• Topics: ↑folklore

• Hypernyms: ↑fairy, ↑faery, ↑faerie, ↑fay, ↑sprite

• Hyponyms: ↑leprechaun, ↑sandman

2. creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas

• Syn: ↑pyxie, ↑pixie, ↑Pyxidanthera barbulata

• Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pyxidanthera, ↑genus Pyxidanthera

* * *

I. noun

see pyxie

II. noun

see pixie I

III. adjective

see pixie II

IV.

see pixie III

* * *

/pik"see/, n., pl. pixies, adj.

pixie.

* * *

pixy variant UK US

Main entry: pixie

* * *

↑pixie

Useful english dictionary. 2012.