gargoyle
/ˈɡɑrɡɔɪl/
noun
- A stone carving of a strange or ugly creature, often with a spout, that sticks out from the roof of a building to carry rainwater away from the walls.
- The old cathedral had a gargoyle that looked like a dragon with its mouth open.
- Tourists took photos of the creepy gargoyle on the corner of the church tower.
- Rainwater poured from the gargoyle's mouth during the storm.
- A person who is very ugly or strange-looking, often in a humorous or exaggerated way.
- The old man's wrinkled face and hooked nose made him resemble a gargoyle.
- In the cartoon, the villain was drawn as a gargoyle with a crooked smile.
- After the accident, he joked that he looked like a gargoyle.