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dwarf  (dwôrf)

n. pl. dwarfs or dwarves (dwôrvz)

1.

a. An abnormally small person, often having limbs and features atypically proportioned or formed.

b. An atypically small animal or plant.

2. A small creature resembling a human, often ugly, appearing in legends and fairy tales.

3. A dwarf star.

v. dwarfed, dwarf·ing, dwarfs

v.tr.

1. To check the natural growth or development of; stunt: "The oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture" John Steinbeck.

2. To cause to appear small by comparison: "Together these two big men dwarfed the tiny Broadway office" Saul Bellow.

v.intr.

To become stunted or grow smaller.

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[Middle English dwerf, from Old English dweorh.]

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dwarfish adj.

dwarfish·ness n.

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dwarf

Verb

to cause (someone or something) to seem small by being much larger

Adjective

(of an animal or plant) much below the average size for the species: a dwarf evergreen shrub

Noun

pl dwarfs or dwarves

1. a person who is smaller than average size

2. (in folklore) a small ugly manlike creature, often possessing magical powers [Old English dweorg]

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dwarf  (dwôrf)

1. An abnormally small person, often having limbs and features atypically proportioned or formed.

2. An atypically small animal or plant.

3. A dwarf star or dwarf galaxy.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dwarf - a person who is markedly small midget, nanus hypophysial dwarf, Levi-Lorrain dwarf, pituitary dwarf - a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf) hypoplastic dwarf, normal dwarf, primordial dwarf, true dwarf - an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal small person - a person of below average size
	2.	dwarf - a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure gnome Nibelung - (German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers Andvari - (Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki
	3.	dwarf - a plant or animal that is atypically small organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Verb	1.	dwarf - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year" overshadow, shadow overtop, overlook, command, dominate - look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
	2.	dwarf - check the growth of; "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines" stunt - check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"

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dwarf

noun 1. gnome, midget, Lilliputian, Tom Thumb, munchkin (informal), chiefly U.S. homunculus, manikin, hop-o'-my-thumb, pygmy or pigmy

modifier 2. miniature, small, baby, tiny, pocket, dwarfed, diminutive, petite, bonsai, pint-sized, undersized, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy

verb 3. tower above or over, dominate, overlook, stand over, loom over, stand head and shoulders above

verb 4. eclipse, tower above or over, put in the shade, diminish

Translations

dwarf [dwɔːf] [pl dwarves] [dwɔːvz] n → enano

vt → empequeñecer

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dwarf [dwarves , pl ] [dwɔːf, dwɔːvz] n → nain(e)

vt → écraser

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dwarf [dwɔːf] [dwarves , pl ] n → Zwerg(in) m(f)

vt to be dwarfed by sth → neben etw dat klein erscheinen

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dwarf [dwɔːf] n → nano/a

vt → far apparire piccolo