dwarf
adjective
1. (especially in botany) Miniature.
- The specimen is a very dwarf form of the plant.
- It is possible to grow the plants as dwarf as one desires.
noun
1. a person who is markedly small
Similar word(s): midget
Definition categories: person
2. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
Similar word(s): gnome
Definition categories: person, faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite
3. a plant or animal that is atypically small
Definition categories: general, being, organism
Sentences with dwarf as a noun:
- dwarf tree; dwarf honeysuckle
verb
1. make appear small by comparison
- This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
Similar word(s): overshadow, shadow
Definition categories: stative, command, dominate, overlook, overtop
2. check the growth of
- the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines
Definition categories: social, stunt
Sentences with dwarf as a verb:
- The newly-built skyscraper dwarfs all older buildings in the downtown skyline.
- Bach dwarfs all other composers.