Dictionary Check: nymph
"nymph" is a valid word!
Scrabble
15
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Words with Friends
16
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Definition
noun
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
Example:
"the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
noun
a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
noun
a voluptuously beautiful young woman
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