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dwarf in English
- dwarf⇄adj. 1. below the usual size for its kind; stopped in growth.
Ex. dwarf furniture. The northern parts of these forests extend into the Arctic regions where the trees are smaller, and at their extreme northern limit, even dwarf (Fred W. Emerson). - dwarf⇄dwarf, noun, pl.drarfs,dwarves,adjective, verb.
- dwarf⇄noun dwarfness.
- dwarf⇄noun 1. a person, animal, or plant much smaller than the usual size for its kind.
Ex. Mr. Bruce met a dwarf, dressed as a clown, who had entertained at parties in his own childhood (New Yorker).
2. (in fairy tales) an ugly little man with ma - dwarf⇄v.i. to become dwarfed or smaller.
- dwarf⇄v.t. 1. to keep from growing large; check in growth; stunt.
Ex. The Pygmies of the deep forests ... may be dwarfed descendants of some of the Olduvai ... folk (Harper's).
2. (Figurative.) to cause to look or seem small by contrast or by dist