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dwarf noun

  /dwɔɹf/ , /dwɔːf/
  • (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.
  • (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.
  • An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
  • (star) A dwarf star.
 kääpiö

dwarf adjective

  /dwɔɹf/ , /dwɔːf/
  • (especially in, _, botany) Miniature.
 kääpiö

dwarf verb

  /dwɔɹf/ , /dwɔːf/
  • (transitive) To make appear insignificant.
 jättää varjoonsa
  • (transitive) To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny; to be much larger than.
 jättää varjoonsa, kutistua
  • To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
 jättää varjoonsa, typistää
  • (transitive) To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
 kutistaa
dwarf planet
kääpiöplaneetta
white dwarf
valkoinen kääpiö
dwarf star
kääpiö
dwarf galaxy
kääpiögalaksi
red dwarf
punainen kääpiö
dwarf birch
vaivaiskoivu
brown dwarf
ruskea kääpiö
dwarf cassowary
pikkukasuaari
dwarf tinamou
kääpiötinami
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