dwarfnoun [ C ]
uk/dwɔːf/us/dwɔːrf/plural dwarfs or dwarvesin stories for children, a creature like a little man with magical powers:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
often offensive a person who is much smaller than the usual size
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Physical irregularities
- ampulla
- bow-legged
- cauliflower ear
- cleft lip
- cleft palate
- contort
- defect
- double-jointed
- flat feet
- harelip
- hump
- hunchback
- knock-kneed
- malformation
- midget
- pectus carinatum
- pectus excavatum
- pigeon-toed
- scoliosis
- withered
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Mythological & legendary characters
Strange, suspicious and unnatural things and people
dwarfadjective [ before noun ]
uk/dwɔːf/us/dwɔːrf/very small:
You can grow dwarf conifers in pots on the patio.
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Small
- baby
- bijou
- bite-sized
- claustrophobic
- compact
- diminutive
- dinky
- modest
- on the large, small, etc. side idiom
- petite
- pint-sized
- pocket handkerchief
- pocket-sized
- poky
- portable
- shrunken
- side
- skimpy
- undersized
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dwarfverb [ T ]
uk/dwɔːf/us/dwɔːrf/If one thing dwarfs another, it makes it seem small by comparison:
The new skyscraper will dwarf all those near it.
This new crisis may well dwarf most that have gone before.
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High, tall and deep
- deep
- elevated
- eye level
- floor-to-ceiling
- full-length
- gawky
- height
- high
- overshadow
- profundity
- rangy
- rear
- rear above/over sth/sb
- six-footer
- stand
- stature
- tallish
- tower
- tower above/over sb/sth
- towering
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