Dwarfs

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Definition

noun

Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.
A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with normal adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.

verb

To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny.
“The newly-built skyscraper dwarfs all older buildings in the downtown skyline.”

Synonyms midget pygmy (imprecise) runt miniaturize shrink eclipse

Antonyms ettin giant

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