Vampire (Noun)
Meaning
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The villagers believed that the old man had become a vampire after his death, and they avoided his grave at night.
- According to legend, the vampire could only be killed with a stake through the heart and a sprinkle of holy water.
- In medieval times, people thought that bats were the companions of vampires, and they would often kill them on sight.
- The vampire's powers were said to grow stronger with each victim it claimed, and soon it would be able to control the minds of the living.
- To protect themselves from the vampire's bite, the villagers wore garlic around their necks and carried crosses wherever they went.