dwarf
21dwarf — 1. noun 1) she married a dwarf who worked in her father s circus Syn: small person, short person; midget, pygmy, manikin, homunculus 2) the wizard captured the dwarf Syn: gnome, goblin, hobgoblin, troll, imp …
22dwarf — 1. noun 1) Syn: small person, person of restricted growth, midget, pygmy 2) the wizard captured the dwarf Syn: gnome, goblin, hobgoblin, troll, imp, elf, brownie, leprechaun 2 …
23dwarf — [dwɔːf] (plural dwarves [dwɔːvz] dwarfs) noun [C] I an imaginary creature in children s stories that looks like a very small old man II adj dwarf [dwɔːf] a dwarf tree, plant, or animal is much shorter or smaller than others of the same type III… …
24dwarf — I. noun (plural dwarfs; also dwarves) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English dwerg, dwerf, from Old English dweorg, dweorh; akin to Old High German twerg dwarf Date: before 12th century 1. a. a person of unusually small stature;… …
25dwarf — An abnormally undersized person with disproportion among the bodily parts. See dwarfism. [A.S. dweorh] hypophysial d. dwarfism as result of failure of growth hormone production because of hypothalamic or pituitary abnormality. SYN: pituitary d …
26dwarf — noun (plural dwarfs or dwarves) 1》 a member of a mythical race of short, stocky human like creatures, skilled in mining and metalworking. 2》 an abnormally small person. ↘[as modifier] denoting an animal or plant that is much smaller than is… …
27dwarf — 1 noun plural plural dwarves, or dwarfs (C) 1 an imaginary creature that looks like a small man: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 2 a word that some people find offensive, for someone who does not continue growing to the normal height but stays… …
28dwarf — /dwɔf / (say dwawf) noun (plural dwarfs or dwarves /dwɔvz/ (say dwawvz)) 1. a person suffering from a genetic condition resulting in short stature, especially a person with achondroplasia. 2. any human being much below the ordinary stature or… …
29dwarf — n. & v. n. (pl. dwarfs or dwarves) 1 a a person of abnormally small stature, esp. one with a normal sized head and body but short limbs. Usage: The term person of restricted growth is now often preferred. b an animal or plant much below the… …
30dwarf — 1. noun /dwɔː(r)f/ a) A creature from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having mystical powers and being skilled at crafts such as woodwork and metalworking. Sometimes pluralized d …
