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dwarf
[ dwawrf ]
noun
- a person of abnormally small physical stature resulting from a medical or genetic condition, especially a person with achondroplasia or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
- an animal or plant much smaller than the average of its kind or species.
Synonyms:
- (in folklore) a being in the form of a small, often misshapen man, usually having magic powers.
- Astronomy. dwarf star.
adjective
- of unusually small stature or size; diminutive.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
verb (used with object)
- to cause to appear or seem small in size, extent, character, etc., as by being much larger or better:
He dwarfed all his rivals in athletic ability.
- to make dwarf or dwarfish; prevent the due development of.
verb (used without object)
- to become stunted or smaller.
dwarf
/ ɔː /
noun
- an abnormally undersized person, esp one with a large head and short arms and legs Compare midget
- an animal or plant much below the average height for the species
- ( as modifier )
a dwarf tree
- (in folklore) a small ugly manlike creature, often possessing magical powers
- astronomy short for dwarf star
verb
- to become or cause to become comparatively small in size, importance, etc
- tr to stunt the growth of
dwarf
- An abnormally small person, often having limbs and features atypically proportioned or formed.
- An atypically small animal or plant.
- A dwarf star or dwarf galaxy.
Sensitive Note
Derived Forms
- ˈɲھ, adverb
- ˈɲھԱ, noun
- ˈɲھ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ɲ· adjective
- ɲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ɲڱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dwarf1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dwarf1
Example Sentences
“I play the Forum, and then as I’m pulling in this … it’s dwarfing the Forum,” Koy said.
The $4 billion, if approved, would appear to dwarf the largest sex abuse settlements in U.S. history.
A dwarf lemon is flourishing nearby, next to large containers holding rosemary, a Mexican lime tree and a small manzanita.
With its red-accented A-frame roof, footbridge and wishing well, the home echoed the dwarfs’ forest abode from the movie, but sat in the distinctly more metropolitan locale of the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The earthquake has reduced it to a mountain of twisted rebar and shattered concrete, dwarfing the hundreds of rescue workers scurrying around it.
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