dwarf
[verb]
Synonyms:
- tower above or over, diminish, dominate, overshadow
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- miniature, baby, bonsai, diminutive, small, tiny, undersized
[noun]
Synonyms:
- midget, Lilliputian, pygmy or pigmy, Tom Thumb

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Antonyms: giant
Related Words: half-pint, ribe, shrimp, wart, dwarfling, minimus

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I. dwarf¹ /dwɔːf $ dwɔːrf/ noun (plural dwarfs or dwarves) [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: dweorg]

1. an imaginary creature that looks like a small man:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

2. a person who is a dwarf has not continued to grow to the normal height because of a medical condition. Many people think that this use is offensive.
⇒ white dwarf

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II. dwarf² adjective [only before noun]
a dwarf plant or animal is much smaller than the usual size:
a dwarf conifer

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III. dwarf³ verb [transitive usually passive]
to be so big that other things are made to seem very small:
The cathedral is dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.

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