a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism 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.
(in folklore) a being in the form of a small, often misshapen and ugly, man, usually having magic powers.
Astronomy. dwarf star.
adjective
of unusually small stature or size; diminutive.
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.
Origin of dwarf
First recorded before 900; Middle English dwerf, Old English dweorh; replacing Middle English dwerg, Old English dweorg; cognate with Old High German twerg, Old Norse dvergr
SYNONYMS FOR dwarf
2 runt, miniature.
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ANTONYMS FOR dwarf
1, 5 giant.
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synonym study for dwarf
1. Dwarf,midget,pygmy are terms for a very small person. A dwarf is someone checked in growth or stunted, or in some way not normally formed. A midget (not in technical use) is someone perfect in form and normal in function, but diminutive. A Pygmy is properly a member of one of certain small-sized peoples of Africa and Asia, but the word is often used imprecisely to mean dwarf or midget. Dwarf is a term often used to describe very small plants. Pygmy is used to describe very small animals.
That’s a heck of a number, considering that Tesla posted a loss of $862 million in 2019, and generated a modest $799 million in free cash flow—a figure dwarfed 462 to 1 by its market cap.
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It happened on July 14, 2015, when NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew behind dwarf planet Pluto on its way out of the solar system, and there are no plans for it to happen ever again.
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A different type, red dwarfs, outnumber all other stars put together.
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One international group of scientists is already proposing a mission called Calathus that would collect a sample from Ceres’s Occator crater to help assess how habitable the dwarf planet really is.
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Whether or not competitive eaters ever reach that limit, the scale of improvement “completely dwarfs other athletic achievements,” Smoliga says.
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Another group of mistletoes, dwarf mistletoes, does things a bit differently.
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“Dwarf mistletoe is freaky, freaky, freaky stuff,” says David Watson, an ecologist at Charles Sturt University in Australia.
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The city is incredibly violent for its size, on par with metropolises that dwarf the town.
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If they succeed, their dismantling of the ACA will dwarf everything else that has happened in our era.
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In the U.S., dwarf tossing has been condemned as a cruel excuse for a sport.
China Has a Dwarf Amusement Park|Nina Strochlic|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was moonlight, and the dwarf oak-trees made druid shadows all along the leafy galleries that overhung the pools.
The Worshipper of the Image|Richard Le Gallienne
The dwarf glanced at Natan and motioned to her to send him away.
Jessica, the Heiress|Evelyn Raymond
"The wind and I take no note of each other," answered the dwarf, lifting her chilled nose skyward.
The Lady of Fort St. John|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
The duke ordered the dwarf to make the rare dish for the next banquet.
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We have already admitted that he who knows not God may not be a monster; we cannot say he will not be a dwarf.
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British Dictionary definitions for dwarf
dwarf
/ (dwɔːf) /
nounpluraldwarfsordwarves (dwɔːvz)
an abnormally undersized person, esp one with a large head and short arms and legsCompare 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