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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.
 dvärg

dwarf adjective

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

dwarf verb

  /dwɔɹf/ , /dwɔːf/
  • (transitive) To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
  • (transitive) To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny.
  • To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
 förminska, krympa, reducera
  • (intransitive) To become (much) smaller.
 krympa
dwarf planet
dvärgplanet
white dwarf
vit dvärg
red dwarf
röd dvärg
dwarf birch
dvärgbjörk
brown dwarf
brun dvärg
dwarf star
dvärgstjärna
dwarf cassowary
dvärgkasuar
dwarf tinamou
dvärgtinamo
dwarf thistle
jordtistel
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