Associations to the word «Gargoyle»

Wiktionary

GARGOYLE, noun. A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
GARGOYLE, noun. Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.
GARGOYLE, noun. A fictional winged monster.
GARGOYLE, noun. (slang) (pejorative) An ugly woman.

Dictionary definition

GARGOYLE, noun. A spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal.
GARGOYLE, noun. An ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats