DWARF

Dwarf

In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Dwarves are a race inhabiting the world of Arda, a fictional prehistoric Earth which includes the continent Middle-earth.

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dwarf

Noun

  1. Any from 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. Sometimes depicted as clashing with elves, especially in modern fantasy literature.
  2. A person with 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 tree; 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.
  3. To make appear insignificant.
  4. To become (much) smaller.
  5. To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.

Adjective

  1. Miniature.
    The specimen is a very dwarf form of the plant.
    It is possible to grow the plants as dwarf as one desires.


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