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dwarf noun

  /dwɔɹf/ , /dwɔːf/
  • (now, sometimes, _, offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
 Zwerg, Zwergin, Zwergstern
  • (mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.
 Zwerg, Zwergin
  • (star) A dwarf star.
 Zwerg, Zwergstern
  • An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
 Zwerg

dwarf verb

  /dwɔɹf/ , /dwɔːf/
  • (transitive) To make appear insignificant.
 in den Schatten stellen
  • To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
 in den Schatten stellen, schrumpfen
  • (intransitive) To become (much) smaller.
 schrumpfen

dwarf adjective

  /dwɔɹf/ , /dwɔːf/
  • (especially in, _, botany) Miniature.
 zwergenhaft, Zwerg-
dwarf planet
Zwergplanet
dwarf star
Zwergstern
white dwarf
Weißer Zwerg
dwarf galaxy
Zwerggalaxie
dwarf chimpanzee
Zwergschimpanse
Cuvier's dwarf caiman
Brauen-Glattstirnkaiman
dwarf elder
Zwerg-Holunder
red dwarf
Roter Zwerg
brown dwarf
Brauner Zwerg
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