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imps, plural;
  1. Repair a damaged feather in (the wing or tail of a trained hawk) by attaching part of a new feather

Noun
  1. A mischievous child
    • - a cheeky young imp
  2. A small, mischievous devil or sprite

  1. elf: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  2. one who is playfully mischievous
  3. An imp is a mythological being similar to a fairy or demon, frequently described in folklore and superstition. The word may perhaps derive from the term ympe, used to denote a young grafted tree.
  4. The ClanDestine (also known simply as ClanDestine) is a comic book series about the Destines, a secret family of long-lived superhuman beings, published in the United States by Marvel Comics. It was created by artist/writer Alan Davis, and first appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #158 (July 1994).
  5. Doom (typeset as DOOM in official documents) is a landmark 1993 first-person shooter video game by id Software. ...
  6. In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, an imp is a devilish creature based on the imps from folklore.
  7. Imp (1894–1909) was a pure black Thoroughbred racing filly with a white diamond shaped star between her eyes. She was sired by Wagner (GB) out of Foundling (by Fonso). Owned and bred by Daniel R. Harness of Chillicothe, Ohio, and trained by both Charles E. ...
  8. IMP was a systems programming language developed by Ned Irons in the late 1960s through early 1970s. Unlike most other systems programming languages, IMP was an .
  9. Abbreviation of import; Abbreviation of importer; also imptr; Abbreviation of impression; Abbreviation of imprimatur; Abbreviation of imprint; Abbreviation of improvement; Abbreviation of implement; Abbreviation of imperative; also imper; Abbreviation of imperfect^[1]; also imperf. ...
  10. A young shoot of a plant, tree etc. [9th-17th c.]; A scion, offspring; a child. [15th-19th c.]; A child of the Devil; a malevolent supernatural creature, similar to a demon but smaller and less powerful. [from 16th c.]; A mischievous child. [from 17th c. ...
  11. (imped) A creature without feet; Engrafted, eked, implanted; supplemented by imping
  12. (imping) The act or process of grafting or mending
  13. (Imping) This is a procedure in which feathers are spliced into the wing. Most commonly done in falconry to improve the bird’s flight. Rarely done on parrots.
  14. (IMPS (Impressions)) This statistic is the actual number of times your advertising has been viewed. At times this statistic is given in unique impressions or 'hits'.
  15. (IMPs (International Matchpoints)) A scoring method in which the difference between a pair's score and some other score is converted to an IMP score using a roughly logarithmic scale. In conversion, it is spoken of as "IMPing."  In a team game, you IMP against the other table's score. ...
  16. (IMPs) The form of duplicate bridge that uses IMPs as a scoring method, as distinct from a game scored at matchpoints.
  17. (Imps) Slang and ironic term for Imperials (Stormtroopers, TIE pilots etc).
  18. (Imps) The majority of the Ghouly army consists of these mischievous creatures. Several types of these Imps exist: Demon, Fire, Bat, and Ninja. They are likely to be based on the design of the Jinjos from Banjo-Kazooie.
  19. (Imps) Ultradimensional creatures who feed off of human emotions. Examples include the Crescent Valley Horror and Succubi/Incubi.
  20. To see imps in your dream, signifies trouble from what seems a passing pleasure. To dream that you are an imp, denotes that folly and vice will bring you to poverty.
  21. Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy. London: Allen & Unwin, 1919.
  22. (Interactive Mathematics Program) Another variety of Fuzzy Math to be given instead of Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II.
  23. Interface Message Processor. This machine, a Honeywell 516 running code provided by BBN, connected Multics to the ARPANet.
  24. A symbol used to designate an (affixal) imperative morpheme which occupies the head C position of CP in imperatives: see ex. X.
  25. (n): child of. FS (2-2H4, H5); Golding Ovid; (anon.) Leir; Chapman D'Olive.