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Definition of 'dwarf'English
Noun
( en-noun)
(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often depicted as short, and sometimes depicted as clashing with elves.
A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with normal adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
- dwarf''' tree; '''dwarf honeysuckle
(star) A star of relatively small size.
Usage notes
At first, dwarfs'' was the more common plural in English. After used ''dwarves'', it began to rise in popularity, and is now about as common as ''dwarfs .
Synonyms
* (person) midget, pygmy (imprecise)
Antonyms
* giant
* ettin
Derived terms
( term derived from dwarf)
* dwarf star
* black dwarf
* brown dwarf
* red dwarf
* white dwarf
( rel-mid)
* dwarfen, dwarven
* dwarfess
* dwarfify
* dwarfism
* dwarfish, dwarvish
* dwarfling
* dwarfness
( rel-bottom)
Adjective
( -)
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- The specimen is a very dwarf form of the plant.
- It is possible to grow the plants as dwarf as one desires.
Verb
( en-verb)
To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny.
* {{quote-magazine|year=2013|month=May-June|author=Kevin Heng
|title= Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily?
|volume=101|issue=3|page=184|magazine=( American Scientist)
|passage=In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter.}}
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To make appear insignificant.
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To become (much) smaller.
To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
- (Addison)
* J. C. Shairp
- Even the most common moral ideas and affections would be stunted and dwarfed , if cut off from a spiritual background.
Synonyms
* (make much smaller) miniaturize, shrink
* (become much smaller) shrink
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