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1. (n.) dwarf
a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, esp. a condition that produces short limbs or anatomical deformation.
2. dwarf
an animal or plant much smaller than the average of its kind or species.
3. dwarf
a diminutive being of folklore, often represented as a tiny old man, skilled as an artificer and having magical powers.
4. (adj.) dwarf
of unusually small stature or size; diminutive.
5. (v.t.) dwarf
to cause to seem small in size, character, etc., as by being much larger.
6. dwarf
to prevent the due development of; stunt.
7. (v.i.) dwarf
to become stunted or smaller.
Etymology: (bef. 900; OE dweorh, dweorg; c. OHG twerg, ON dvergr)
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1. (noun) dwarf, midget, nanus
a person who is markedly small
2. (noun) gnome, dwarf
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
3. (verb) dwarf
a plant or animal that is atypically small
4. (verb) shadow, overshadow, dwarf
make appear small by comparison
"This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
5. (verb) dwarf
check the growth of
"the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines"
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1. (noun) dwarf
an imaginary small old man with magic powers
***a magical dwarf
2. dwarf
a person who is extremely small because of a medical condition
***He prefers the term "dwarf" to "midget."
3. (verb) dwarf
to make sth seem small or unimportant
a political issue that dwarfs all others
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) dwarf
an animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind; especially, a diminutive human being
2. (verb) dwarf
to hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt
3. (verb) dwarf
to become small; to diminish in size
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Sense: an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.
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 Afrikaans: dwerg |
 Arabic: حَيَوان، نَبات أو إنْسان |
 Bulgarian: джудже |
 Brazilian: anão |
 Czech: trpaslík, zakrslík |
 German: der/die Zwerg(in) |
 Danish: dværg-; dværg |
 Greek: νάνος |
 Spanish: enano |
 Estonian: kääbus |
 Farsi: کم رشد؛ کوتاه |
 Finnish: kääpiö |
 French: nain, naine |
 Hebrew: נַנָס, גַמָד |
 Hindi: बौना |
 Croatian: osoba patuljastog rasta |
 Hungarian: törpe |
 Indonesian: kerdil |
 Icelandic: dvergur |
 Italian: nano |
 Japanese: わい小動植物 |
 Korean: 소인 |
 Lithuanian: neūžauga |
 Latvian: punduris |
 Malay: kerdil |
 Dutch: dwerg |
 Norwegian: dverg |
 Polish: karzeł |
 Persian: کم رشد؛ کوتاه |
 Pashto: كم وده، غړندى |
 Portuguese: anão |
 Romanian: pitic |
 Russian: карликовое животное, раст |
 Slovak: trpaslík, zákrpok |
 Slovenian: pritlikavec |
 Serbian: patuljak |
 Swedish: dvärg |
 Thai: (คน, สัตว์, พืช) ที่แคระแ |
 Turkish: cüce, bodur |
 Taiwanese: 矮子，矮小的動物或植物 |
 Ukrainian: карлик |
 Urdu: معمول سے پست قامت کا جانو |
 Vietnamese: còi cọc |
 Chinese: 矮子，矮小的动植物 |
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