Dwarf synonyms and antonyms
dwôrf
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A person who is much smaller than average, with head, limbs, and trunk proportionate to each other in size
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder
(Biology, medicine) Unusually small size, as a result of a developmental abnormality
Of little intensity; not loud
A very small person or being.
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(Fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar)
hop-o-my-thumb
(Colloquial, dated) A very diminutive person.
To darken; obscure
To check the growth or development of; dwarf
To interfere with action or progress.
To reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree.
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To enjoy a commanding position in some field
predominate over
To cause to appear small
detract from
To cause to appear small
To represent or speak of as unimportant or contemptible:
rise over or above
To cause to appear small
look-down-upon
Alternative form of look down on.
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intensify (antonym)
To make intense or more intense; increase; strengthen
magnify (antonym)
To increase the apparent size of (an object), especially by means of a lens, instrument, or device.
enhance (antonym)
To improve the quality or condition of
little (related)
The definition of little is small in size, quantity or importance.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
homuncular
Of or pertaining to a homunculus.
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Too small to be seen by the unaided eye but large enough to be studied under a microscope.
The definition of sesquipedalian is something eighteen inches in length, is very lengthy or uses long words.
dwarfishness
Abnormally short stature, usually caused by a hereditary disorder.
An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching.
pigwidgeon
(Rare) A contemptible or stupid person or creature.
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(Person, proper) A tiny hero of many English folk tales
To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy.
To keep small
(Music) To reduce (a perfect or a minor interval) by a half step
To keep small
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To keep small
To keep small
Extremely or extraordinarily small.
fairy (related)
(Folklore) A being usually in human form and having magic powers, specif. one that is tiny, graceful, and delicate
dandiprat
(Dated) An insignificant or contemptible person
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large (antonym)
Understanding and tolerant; liberal:
To keep small
Without loudness or forcefulness; softly.
To keep small
To fish in; to try to catch fish from.
giant (antonym)
Giant is defined as of great size, strength or mind.
huge (antonym)
Of exceedingly great size, extent, or quantity.
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big (antonym)
Loud and firm; resounding:
maximize (antonym)
To increase to the maximum; raise to the highest possible degree; enlarge, intensify, etc. as much as possible
oversize (antonym)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
People who are abnormally undersized
white-dwarf (related)
A small, extremely dense star characterized by high temperature and luminosity. A white dwarf is believed to be in its final stage of evolution, having either used up most of its nuclear fuel in its main-sequence stage, or else moved through a giant stage and shed any remaining fuel in its outer layer as a planetary nebula , leaving only a glowing core. Some 10 percent of all stars in the Milky Way are white dwarfs, but despite their intrinsic luminosity, they are so small that none are visible to the naked eye.
black-dwarf (related)
The theoretical celestial object that remains after a white dwarf has used up all of its fuel and cooled off completely to a solid mass of extremely dense, cold carbon. A white dwarf will eventually become a black dwarf unless it has a companion star from which it can take sufficient mass to pass the Chandrasekhar limit and collapse into a neutron star or black hole . No black dwarf has ever been observed. Because the estimated cooling time for a white dwarf is in the trillions of years, it is unlikely that there are many, if any, black dwarfs in our universe, which is only 12 to 18 billion years old.
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Of, characterized by, or attentive to tiny details; exact; precise
Very small; tiny.
Of small dimensions; diminutive.
(Colloquial, often childish or humorous) Alternative form of teeny-weeny.
Tiny.
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(Idiomatic, often childish or humorous) Alternative spelling of teeny-weeny.
nanus
a person who is markedly small
(Archaic) To shelter from light or heat
dwarf-star (related)
sub-brown (related)
beak-sedge (related)
shining-parrot (related)
jungle-fowl (related)
Alternative form of pint-sized.
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