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queernoun(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
pansynounA cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
faerienounRealm of the fays, fairyland.
poufnounA low cushioned seat with no back; a padded footstool.
fagnoun(US, Canada, vulgar, usually offensive, sometimes endearing) A homosexual man, especially (usually derogatory) an effeminate or unusual one.
poofnounTo vanish or disappear.
poovenoun(slang, derogatory, rare) Synonym of poof (“male homosexual”).
faerynounObsolete spelling of fairy. [(uncountable, obsolete) The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.]
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spritenoun(computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.

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faerienounRealm of the fays, fairyland.
faerynounObsolete spelling of fairy. [(uncountable, obsolete) The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.]
spritenoun(computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
poovenoun(slang, derogatory, rare) Synonym of poof (“male homosexual”).
queernoun(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
poufnounA low cushioned seat with no back; a padded footstool.
poofnounTo vanish or disappear.
pansynounA cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
faenounAlternative spelling of fey (“fairy folk”). [(fiction, mysticism) A fairy.]
fairytalenounAlternative spelling of fairy tale. [A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.]
elfnoun(fantasy) A member of a race of tall, slender, graceful beings with pointed ears, typically immortal or very long-lived and possessing wisdom and magical abilities.
witchnounA person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
angelnounAn incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.
covennounA formal group or assembly of witches.
godmothernounA woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
fagotnoun(transitive) To make a fagot of; to bind together in a fagot or bundle.
spiritnounThe soul of a person or other creature.
brothernounSon of the same parents as another person.
magiciannounA performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist.
homonoun(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Of or pertaining to homosexuality.

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