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Definition of dwarf : 1. An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind; especially, a diminutive human being.
2. To become small; to diminish in size.
3. To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.

Synonyms:

arrest, teensy, dominate, Lilliputian, miniature, nanus, teensy-weensy, minuscule, restrain, diminutive, shade off, weeny, magnify, enhance, shadow, eclipse, retard, hinder, low, shade, big, dwarfish, little, minimize, teeny-weeny, belittle, midget, minute, overshadow, tiny, pintsized, pygmy, wee, peewee, intensify, small, stunt, pintsize, teeny, detract from

monster, ogre, archfiend, Satan, incubus, sylph, hell hound, gnome, demon, hellcat, nixie, hell-raiser, hobgoblin, imp, sprite, specter, hellion, freak, werewolf, vampire, goblin, beast, succubus, daemon, dragon, devil, spirit, lamia, siren, ghoul, genie, nymph, fiend, satyr

Usage examples:

• " Exactly so," said the dwarf; but he did not seem the least put out. - "A Christmas Posy", Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth.
• He could not see their eyes now, yet he was aware that they held fear- cold, numbing fear- fright so great it binds the entrails, makes a stone statue of a man, even a dwarf. - "Castle of Terror", E.J. Liston.
• " Your soldiers, sire," answered the dwarf. - "When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete", Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 15, 2009.