DWARF


Meaning of DWARF in English

n. 25B6; noun

PERSON OF RESTRICTED GROWTH, small person, short person; midget, pygmy, manikin, homunculus.

the wizard captured the dwarf : GNOME, goblin, hobgoblin, troll, imp, elf, brownie, leprechaun.

25B6; adjective dwarf conifers : MINIATURE, small, little, tiny, toy, pocket, diminutive, baby, pygmy, stunted, undersized, undersize; Scottish wee; informal mini, teeny, teeny-weeny, itsy-bitsy, tiddly, pint-sized; Brit. informal titchy; N. Amer. informal little-bitty.

giant.

25B6; verb

the buildings dwarf the trees : DOMINATE, tower over, loom over, overshadow, overtop.

her progress was dwarfed by her sister's success : OVERSHADOW, outshine, surpass, exceed, outclass, outstrip, outdo, top, trump, transcend; diminish, minimize.

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