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dwarf
noun
verb
a plant or animal that is atypically small
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dwɔɹf
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noun
a plant or animal that is atypically small
noun
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
noun
a person who is markedly small
verb
check the growth of
“the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines”
verb
make appear small by comparison
“This year's debt dwarfs that of last year”
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the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines
This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
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