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garden gnome — see ↑gnome1 • • • Main Entry: ↑garden … Useful english dictionary
Garden Gnome Liberation Front — The Garden Gnome Liberation Front (GGLF) is a French organisation that claims to stand for the liberation of garden gnomes. It also claims members in a number of other countries throughout the world.The Garden Gnome Liberation Front gained… … Wikipedia
garden gnome — /gadn ˈnoʊm/ (say gahdn nohm) noun a small statue of a gnome, usually displayed as a garden decoration …
Gordon the Garden Gnome — Genre Animated cartoon Created by Allan Plenderleith Voices of Alan Titchmarsh Country of origin United Kingdom Language(s) … Wikipedia
Gnome sort — is a sorting algorithm which is similar to insertion sort, except that moving an element to its proper place is accomplished by a series of swaps, as in bubble sort. The name comes from the supposed behavior of the Dutch garden gnome in sorting a … Wikipedia
gnome — [nəum US noum] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Modern Latin gnomus] 1.) a creature in children s stories who looks like a little old man. Gnomes have pointed hats, live under the ground, and guard gold, jewels etc. 2.) a stone or plastic… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Gnome — This article is about the humanoid creature. For the computing desktop environment, see GNOME. For the lawn ornament, see garden gnome. For other uses, see Gnome (disambiguation). A gnome /ˈnoʊm … Wikipedia
Gnome — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Gnome (homonymie). Gnome regardant passer un train par Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885). Le gnome est une petite créature … Wikipédia en Français
gnome — I. /noʊm / (say nohm) noun 1. one of a species of diminutive beings said in story to inhabit the interior of the earth and to act as guardians of its treasures, usually thought of as shrivelled little old men. 2. → garden gnome. 3. a person… …
gnome — noun (C) 1 a creature in children s stories like a little old man with a pointed hat who lives under the ground and guards gold, jewels etc 2 a stone or plastic figure representing one of these creatures: a garden gnome … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
