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noun

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as in diminutive
a living thing much smaller than others of its kind Shetland ponies are the dwarfs of the horse world

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as in elf
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers Snow White and the seven dwarfs

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as in nobody
a person of no importance or influence it would be ridiculous to compare the two sculptors—one's a giant of the art world and the other's a dwarf

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dwarf

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verb

as in to halt
to hold back the normal growth of shrubs dwarfed by the lack of water

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dwarf

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adjective

as in dwarfish

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