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dwarf

/dwɔɹf/

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What does dwarf mean?

noun

  1. 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 as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.
  2. An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
  3. A dwarf star.
More meanings (8)

adjective

  1. Miniature.

verb

  1. To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
  2. To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny; to be much larger than.
  3. To make appear insignificant.
  4. To become (much) smaller.
  5. To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.

proper noun

  1. A standardized debugging file format.

noun

  1. (offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.

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IPA pronunciation

/dwɔɹf/

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From there on to the bottom the sides were less abrupt, were shelving, and lightly fringed with piñons and dwarf cedars.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
So, through a defective window-pane, you may see the passer-by shoot up into a hunchbacked giant or dwindle into a potbellied dwarf.
Robert Louis StevensonThe Silverado SquattersProject Gutenberg ebook #516
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For very small areas, and for the growing of the finest dessert fruits, dwarf trees may be grown of apples and pears.
L. H. (Liberty Hyde) BaileyManual of Gardening (Second Edition) A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home UseProject Gutenberg ebook #9550
This is of dwarf, twiggy growth, rarely more than 3 feet high, and bearing an abundance of rose-coloured flowers in early February.
Angus D. WebsterHardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and ShrubsProject Gutenberg ebook #10852
Virey has examined a German dwarf of eight who was only 18 inches tall, i.e., about the length of a newly-born infant.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747