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单词 dwarf
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dwarf

​adjective​biology
UK /dwɔː(r)f/
Other entries for this word
dwarf noun
dwarf verb
white dwarf noun
dwarf planet noun
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a dwarf tree, plant, or animal is much shorter or smaller than others of the same type
    Synonyms and related words
    Words used to describe plants and plant parts
    algal
    androgynous
    aquatic

dwarf

​adjective​biology
US /dwɔrf/
Other entries for this word
dwarf noun
dwarf verb
white dwarf noun
dwarf planet noun
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a dwarf tree, plant, or animal is much shorter or smaller than others of the same type
    Synonyms and related words
    Words used to describe plants and plant parts
    algal
    androgynous
    aquatic

dwarf

​noun countable
UK /dwɔː(r)f/
Other entries for this word
dwarf adjective
dwarf verb
white dwarf noun
dwarf planet noun
Word Forms
singulardwarf
pluraldwarves or dwarfs
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    an imaginary creature in children’s stories that looks like a very small old man
    Synonyms and related words
    Imaginary and mysterious creatures in stories
    the Abominable Snowman
    bogey
    bogeyman
  2. 2
    ​old-fashionedan offensive word for a person affected with the medical condition of dwarfism
    Synonyms and related words
    Offensive words for people who have specific medical conditions
    backward
    cabbage
    cripple
  3. 3
    ​sciencea very small star that does not shine brightly
    Synonyms and related words
    Planets, stars and other objects in space
    antimatter
    asteroid
    the Big Dipper

dwarf

​noun countable
US /dwɔrf/
Other entries for this word
dwarf adjective
dwarf verb
white dwarf noun
dwarf planet noun
Word Forms
singulardwarf
pluraldwarves or dwarfs
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    an imaginary creature in children’s stories that looks like a very small old man
    Synonyms and related words
    Imaginary and mysterious creatures in stories
    the Abominable Snowman
    Bigfoot
    bogey
  2. 2
    ​old-fashionedan offensive word for a person affected with the medical condition of dwarfism
    Synonyms and related words
    Offensive words for people who have specific medical conditions
    backward
    cabbage
    cripple
  3. 3
    ​sciencea very small star that does not shine brightly
    Synonyms and related words
    Planets, stars and other objects in space
    antimatter
    asteroid
    the Big Dipper

dwarf

​verb transitive ​often passive
UK /dwɔː(r)f/
Other entries for this word
dwarf noun
dwarf adjective
white dwarf noun
dwarf planet noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theydwarf
he/she/itdwarfs
present participledwarfing
past tensedwarfed
past participledwarfed
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to make something seem small or unimportant

    Our small investment has been dwarfed by what the private sector has put in.

  2. 2
    to make someone seem small

    At over 1.80 metres in height, she dwarfs her opponents.

    Synonyms and related words
    To make something smaller
    reduce
    thin
    compact

dwarf

​verb transitive ​often passive
US /dwɔrf/
Other entries for this word
dwarf noun
dwarf adjective
white dwarf noun
dwarf planet noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theydwarf
he/she/itdwarfs
present participledwarfing
past tensedwarfed
past participledwarfed
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to make something seem small or unimportant

    Our small investment has been dwarfed by what the private sector has put in.

    Synonyms and related words
    To make something seem less important or special
    play down
    minimize
    downplay
  2. 2
    to make someone seem small

    At over six feet in height, she dwarfs her opponents.

    Synonyms and related words
    To make something smaller
    reduce
    shrink
    condense
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