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dwarfnoun a living thing much smaller than others of its kindShetland ponies are the dwarfs of the horse world diminutive, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy(also pigmy), runt, scrub, shrimp, Tom Thumb nubbinmini, miniaturebantamhomunculus, hop-o'-my-thumb, manikin(also mannikin)half-pint behemoth, colossus, giant, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, monster, titan whale, whopper an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powersSnow White and the seven dwarfs brownie, elf, faerie(also faery), fairy, fay, gnome, goblin, gremlin, hobgoblin, kobold, leprechaun, pixie(also pixy), puck, sprite, troll little peoplekelpie, nixiechangelingimpbanshee, ghoul, hag, ogre a person of no importance or influenceit would be ridiculous to compare the two sculptors—one's a giant of the art world and the other's a dwarf cipher, half-pint, insect, insignificancy, lightweight, morsel, nobody, nonentity, nothing, nullity, number, pip-squeak, pygmy(also pigmy), shrimp, snippersnapper, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch no-name, noncelebrityleastinferior, mediocrity, obscurityfigurehead, puppetnonperson big shot, big wheel, bigwig, eminence, figure, kahuna, kingpin, magnate, nabob, personage, somebody, VIP chief, head, lead, leadercelebrity, luminary, notable, personality, planet, star, superstarauthority, superiorgreat power, party, power dwarfverbto hold back the normal growth ofshrubs dwarfed by the lack of water stunt, suppress arrest, catch, check, halt, hold up, stall, stay, still, stopbalk, block, hold back, impede, obstruct, stemdiminish, downsize, shrink advance, boost, encourage, forward, foster, nourish, nurture, promote before the 12th century |