dwarf
Appearance
Pronunciation
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[change]- A very little person. A dwarf is a person whose size is much smaller than average.
- (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.
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[change]Adjective
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- 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.
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[change]Verb
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- 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.