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noun(dwarf)a person of unusually small stature; especially : a person whose height does not exceed 4' 10" and is typically less than 4' 5"
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noun(dwarf)an insignificant person
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noun(dwarf)an animal or plant much below normal size
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verb(dwarf)to restrict the growth of : stunt
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verb(dwarf)to cause to appear smaller or to seem inferior
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verb(dwarf)to become smaller
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adjective(dwarf)low-growing in habit
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noun(dwarf)a celestial body that orbits the sun and has a spherical shape but is not large enough to disturb other objects from its orbit
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noun(dwarf)a very small cooled remnant of white dwarf that emits no detectable light
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noun(dwarf)a celestial object that is much smaller than a normal star and has insufficient mass to sustain nuclear fusion but that is hot enough to radiate energy especially at infrared wavelengths
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noun(dwarf)a star having substantially lower surface temperature, intrinsic luminosity, mass, and size than the sun
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noun(dwarf)a small hot whitish star of low intrinsic brightness usually with a mass approximately equal to that of the sun but with a density many times larger
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noun(dwarf)any of several plant diseases of cereal grasses (such as oats and barley), onions, potatoes, tomatoes, or tobacco that are characterized by yellowing and stunting and are caused by viruses