dwarf

Pronunciation

• enPR: dwô(r)f, IPA ^(key): /dwɔː(r)f/
• SAMPA: /dwO:(r)f/

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Noun

Singular dwarf

Plural dwarfs

Singular dwarf

Plural dwarves

Dwarves.

1. A very little person. A dwarf is a person whose size is much smaller than average.

   She is a dwarf, only three feet (one meter) tall.

   Some dwarfs used to be shown in circuses like strange animals.

2. (fantasy) (folklore) A race of small people, sometime with long beards. This is a type of fictional character found in legends all over the world, whose main characteristic is being much shorter than normal.

   In Scandinavian legends dwarves are considered as a true people, different from human beings.

   Snow white was adopted by seven dwarves.

Synonyms

• little person
• midget (offensive)
• pygmy

Adjective

Positive dwarf

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is dwarf is it smaller than normal. Anything of a much smaller than average size can be called dwarf..

   I kept a dwarf tree in my house.

   Dwarf rabbits are quite popular pet rabbits.

Synonyms

• miniature
• mini-

Antonyms

• giant

Verb

Plain form dwarf

Third-person singular dwarfs

Past tense dwarfed

Past participle dwarfed

Present participle dwarfing

1. If X dwarfs Y, X is much bigger than Y.

   The elephant dwarfed the people with it.

   The new building will dwarf the old one.