DWARF

• (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

  synonyms : gnome

  Everybody believed tht a gnome protected the treasury of the egyptian king. -added by priyavanjeri

• (noun) a person who is markedly small

  synonyms : midget , nanus

• (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"

  synonyms : overshadow , shadow

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