Gargoyle

//ˈɡɑɹɡɔɪl//

Synonyms for "gargoyle" (28 found)

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Noun(2 words)
cronegrotesque

Related words (14)

Noun(2 words)
haghunky punk

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

4 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

derived

8 entries

has context

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is a

5 entries

related to

8 entries

Translations

68 translations across 27 languages.

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Catalan

3 entries
  • gàrgola noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • gàrgola noun (decorative figure on a building)
  • gàrgola noun (fictional winged creature)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 石像鬼 noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • 石像鬼 noun (decorative figure on a building)
  • 石像鬼 noun (fictional winged creature)
  • 雨漏 noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Czech

1 entries
  • chrlič noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Danish

2 entries
  • gargoil noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • vandspyer noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Dutch

1 entries
  • waterspuwer noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • gargojlo noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • gargojlo noun (decorative figure on a building)

Estonian

1 entries
  • veesüliti noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Finnish

4 entries
  • gargoili noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • gargoili noun (fictional winged creature)
  • gargouille noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • noita noun (pejorative slang: an ugly woman)

French

2 entries
  • gargouille noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • gargouille noun (decorative figure on a building)

Galician

1 entries
  • gárgola noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Georgian

2 entries
  • გარგოლია noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • გარგულია noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

German

1 entries
  • Wasserspeier noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • vízköpő noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Irish

1 entries
  • geargáil noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Italian

4 entries
  • doccione noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • doccione noun (decorative figure on a building)
  • gargolla noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • gargolla noun (decorative figure on a building)

Japanese

3 entries
  • ガーゴイル noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • ガーゴイル noun (decorative figure on a building)
  • ガーゴイル noun (fictional winged creature)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • гаргуйль noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Korean

1 entries
  • 가고일 noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Latin

1 entries
  • silānus noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Polish

4 entries
  • czarownica noun (pejorative slang: an ugly woman)
  • gargulec noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • gargulec noun (decorative figure on a building)
  • gargulec noun (fictional winged creature)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • gárgula noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Romanian

1 entries
  • gargui noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Russian

4 entries
  • гаргу́йль noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • гаргу́лья noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • гаргу́лья noun (fictional winged creature)
  • горгу́лья noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Spanish

3 entries
  • gárgola noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • gárgola noun (decorative figure on a building)
  • gárgola noun (fictional winged creature)

Swedish

2 entries
  • spygatt noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)
  • vattenutkastare noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Thai

1 entries
  • ปนาลี noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Turkish

1 entries
  • çörten noun (carved grotesque figure on a spout)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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About my conlang Vling, maybe I just like the word 'bog'. My other favourite English words are 'whirligig', 'tumbleweed', 'serendipity', 'gargoyle', 'jelly', 'storm', 'ambiance', 'steampunk', 'logogram', 'gazebo', and 'thistle'.

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The man who almost married my aunt had a big gargoyle statue in his backyard.

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The tour guide explained that each gargoyle once served as a rain spout.

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Ada was sketching a cracked gargoyle for art class when Ajit showed up.

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