 dwarf |
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| 1. | [ verb ] cast a shadow | |
| Synonyms: | overshadow shadow | |
| Related terms: | dominate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a person who is abnormally small | |
| Synonyms: | nanus midget | |
| Related terms: | small_person hypoplastic_dwarf | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] atypically small | |
| Synonyms: | dwarfish | |
| Examples: | "dwarf tree" "dwarf star" |
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| Related terms: | small | |
| 4. | [ verb ] check the growth of | |
| Examples: | "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines" |
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| Related terms: | stunt | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (folklore) a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure | |
| Synonyms: | gnome | |
| Related terms: | fairy andvari nibelung | |
