ogre
101ogre — o·gre || əʊgÉ™(r) n. hideous and cruel man, monster; man eating giant in fairy tales and folklore …
102ogre — (OH ger) [French, from Latin Orcus: god of the underworld] In fairy tales, a voracious giant who devours small children; a hideous monster; a cruel or barbarous person …
103ogre — [ əʊgə] noun (fem. ogress) 1》 (in folklore) a man eating giant. 2》 a cruel or terrifying person. Derivatives ogreish (also ogrish) adjective Origin C18: from Fr …
104ogre — n. Monster, spectre, goblin, hobgoblin, bugbear, frightful object …
105ogre — n 1. monster, ogress, giant, Cyclops, Minotaur, Gorgon; cockatrice, basilisk; chimera, incubus, succubus; vampire, Count Dracula; barghest, hobgob lin, goblin, bogy, boogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, specter. 2. fiend, sadist, brute, demon, devil,… …
106ogre — [ˈəʊgə] noun [C] a cruel frightening person …
107ogre — o•gre [[t]ˈoʊ gər[/t]] n. 1) myt a monster in fairy tales, usu. represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh 2) a monstrously ugly, cruel, or barbarous person • Etymology: 1705–15; < F, perh. « L Orcus Orcus o′gre•ish, o•grish ˈoʊ… …
108Ogre — A giant and hideous monster who often eats human flesh, and is very stupid and gullible. He is also easily frightened. See Ogress …
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109ogre — n. OGRO, A, E (Albanais, Villards Thônes) …
110ogre — n. (fem. ogress) 1 a man eating giant in folklore etc. 2 a terrifying person. Derivatives: ogreish adj. (also ogrish). Etymology: F, first used by Perrault in 1697, of unkn. orig …