dwarf
1. dwarf \'dwo.(*)rf\ \'dwo.(*)rfs\ \'dwo.(*)rvz\ n or dwarfs or dwarves
[ME dwerg, dwerf, fr. OE dweorg, dweorh; akin to OHG pl often attrib
Xtwerg dwarf 1: a person much below the usual in stature 2: an animal or
plant much below normal size 3: a small legendary manlike being usu.
misshapen and ugly and skilled as a n artificer 4: a star (as the sun) of
ordinary or low luminosity and relatively small m ass and size - dwarf.ness
n
2. dwarf \'dwo.r-fish\ vt 1: to make into a dwarf 2: to stunt the
intellectual or moral development of 3: to cause to appear smaller : to
become smaller - dwarf.ish aj