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Raredwarfs
The correct spelling is dwarfs.
How to pronounce dwarfs
noun
Say it like: Dwa-rfs
The correct spelling is dwarfs. 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 craft… For example: "dwarf honeysuckle"
Usage Examples
“dwarf honeysuckle”
“The newly-built skyscraper dwarfs all older buildings in the downtown skyline.”
“Bach dwarfs all other composers.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with normal adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
- 3.An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
- 4.A star of relatively small size.
verb
- 1.To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
- 2.To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny.
- 3.To make appear insignificant.
- 4.To become (much) smaller.
- 5.To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
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