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Definition of "dwarf" []
- An abnormally small person, often having limbs and features atypically proportioned or formed. (noun)
- An atypically small animal or plant. (noun)
- A small creature resembling a human, often ugly, appearing in legends and fairy tales. (noun)
- A dwarf star. (noun)
- To check the natural growth or development of; stunt: "The oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture” ( John Steinbeck). (verb-transitive)
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Use "dwarf" in a sentence
- "If the term dwarf planet is amended to be a subclass of planet, thereby brought in line with the use of the term “dwarf” in astronomy dwarf stars are still stars; dwarf galaxies are still galaxies, much of this controversy would be resolved. gwen 2:26 pm on February 7, 2009 | # | Reply"
- "Her most recent acquisition is a white dwarf horse, but Schmelzle does not like the term dwarf, so she calls Tigger her "little love with special needs.""
- "O'BRIEN: There are now eight planets and this one what they call a dwarf planet, a smaller planet, not a classical planet."