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dwarfsnounalso dwarvespl. of dwarf a living thing much smaller than others of its kindShetland ponies are the dwarfs of the horse world diminutives, midgets, mites, peewees, pygmies(also pigmies), runts, scrubs, shrimp(or shrimps), Tom Thumbs nubbinsminiatures, minisbantamshomunculi, hop-o'-my-thumbs, manikins(also mannikins)half-pints behemoths, colossi, giants, jumbos, leviathans, mammoths, monsters, titans whales, whoppers an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powersSnow White and the seven dwarfs brownies, elves, faeries, fairies, fays, gnomes, goblins, gremlins, hobgoblins, kobolds, leprechauns, pixies, pucks, sprites, trolls little peoplekelpies, nixieschangelingsimpsbanshees, ghouls, hags, ogres 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 ciphers, half-pints, insects, insignificancies, lightweights, morsels, nobodies, nonentities, nullities, numbers, pip-squeaks, pygmies(also pigmies), shrimp(or shrimps), snippersnappers, twerps, whippersnappers, zeros(also zeroes), zilches no-names, noncelebritiesleastsinferiors, mediocrities, obscuritiesfigureheads, puppetsnonpersons big shots, big wheels, bigwigs, eminences, figures, kahunas, kingpins, magnates, nabobs, personages, somebodies, VIPs chiefs, heads, leaders, leadscelebrities, luminaries, notables, personalities, planets, stars, superstarsauthorities, superiorsgreat powers, parties, powers to hold back the normal growth ofshrubs dwarfed by the lack of water stunts, suppresses arrests, catches, checks, halts, holds up, stalls, stays, stills, stopsbalks, blocks, holds back, impedes, obstructs, stemsdiminishes, downsizes, shrinks advances, boosts, encourages, forwards, fosters, nourishes, nurtures, promotes |