Word of the Day 01/04/22 Imp
Imp (noun, verb)
imp [ imp ]
noun
1. a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
2. a mischievous child.
3. Archaic. a scion or offshoot of a plant or tree.
4. Archaic. an offspring.
verb (used with object)
5. Falconry.
a. to graft (feathers) into a wing.
b. to furnish (a wing, tail, etc.) with feathers, as to make good losses or deficiencies and improve powers of flight.
6. Archaic. to add a piece to; mend or repair.
WORDS RELATED TO IMP
brat, demon, devil, elf, fiend, gamin, gnome, gremlin, hellion, minx, pixie, puck, rascal, rogue, scamp, sprite, troll, tyke, urchin, villain
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OTHER WORDS FOR IMP
2. scamp, rascal, brat, devil.
Origin: before 900; (noun) Middle English impe,Old English impa, impe shoot, graft < Late Latin impotus, imputus grafted shoot < Greek émphytos planted, implanted, verbal adjective of emphŷein to implant (em-em-2 + phŷein to bring forth); (v.) Middle English impen to plant, graft, Old English impian, geimpian, derivative of the noun (compare Old High German impfōn, impitōn>German impfen to inoculate); sense “demon” < phrase imp of the devil
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imp [ imp ]
noun
1. a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
2. a mischievous child.
3. Archaic. a scion or offshoot of a plant or tree.
4. Archaic. an offspring.
verb (used with object)
5. Falconry.
a. to graft (feathers) into a wing.
b. to furnish (a wing, tail, etc.) with feathers, as to make good losses or deficiencies and improve powers of flight.
6. Archaic. to add a piece to; mend or repair.
WORDS RELATED TO IMP
brat, demon, devil, elf, fiend, gamin, gnome, gremlin, hellion, minx, pixie, puck, rascal, rogue, scamp, sprite, troll, tyke, urchin, villain
See synonyms for imp on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR IMP
2. scamp, rascal, brat, devil.
Origin: before 900; (noun) Middle English impe,Old English impa, impe shoot, graft < Late Latin impotus, imputus grafted shoot < Greek émphytos planted, implanted, verbal adjective of emphŷein to implant (em-em-2 + phŷein to bring forth); (v.) Middle English impen to plant, graft, Old English impian, geimpian, derivative of the noun (compare Old High German impfōn, impitōn>German impfen to inoculate); sense “demon” < phrase imp of the devil
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