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dwarf

(dw/O/rf )

a person who is markedly small(noun.person)

Synonym:
midget, nanus

source: wordnet30
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure(noun.person)

Synonym:
gnome

source: wordnet30
a plant or animal that is atypically small(noun.tops)

source: wordnet30
An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind; especially, a diminutive human being.(noun)

source: webster1913

make appear small by comparison(verb.stative)

Example:
This year's debt dwarfs that of last year.

Synonym:
overshadow, shadow

source: wordnet30
check the growth of(verb.social)

Example:
The lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines.

source: wordnet30
To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.(verb)

source: webster1913
To become small; to diminish in size.(verb)

source: webster1913

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