dwarf

Meaning of dwarf

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. A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with normal adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
  3. An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
    dwarf honeysuckle
  4. A star of relatively small size.
verb
  1. To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
  2. To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny.
    The newly-built skyscraper dwarfs all older buildings in the downtown skyline.
  3. To make appear insignificant.
    Bach dwarfs all other composers.
  4. To become (much) smaller.
  5. To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
adjective
  1. Miniature.
    It is possible to grow the plants as dwarf as one desires.

Information about dwarf

  • The plural form of dwarf is: dwarfs.
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Hyphenation of dwarf

dwarf

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • dwarf is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

dwarf synonyms

Meaning midget:

midget, nanus

Meaning gnome:

gnome

Meaning shadow:

shadow, overshadow

Meaning :

runt, miniaturize, shrink, eclipse, outdo, outmatch, outshadow, outshine, outstrip, surpass, upstage

dwarf antonyms

Meaning :

ettin, giant

Translation of dwarf

Words that rhyme with dwarf

warf, bedwarf, semidwarf, subdwarf, swarf, wheelswarf

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