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Meaning of dwarf in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /dwɔrf/

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  1. Verb

    dwarf

    Definitions

    1. make appear small by comparison

    Examples

    • « This year's debt dwarves that of last year »
  2. 2. check the growth of

    Examples

    • « the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines »
  3. Noun

    dwarf

    Etymology

    Old English dweorg, dweorh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dwerg and German Zwerg

    Definitions

    1. a person who is abnormally small
  4. 2. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man

    Examples

    • « lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure »

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