dwarf[2]
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 dwarf Pronunciation: ' dwo ̇ rf Function: noun Inflected Form:   plural dwarfs \ ' dwo ̇ rfs\ also dwarves \ ' dwo ̇ rvz\ Usage: often attrib Etymology: Middle English dwerg, dwerf, from Old English dweorg, dweorh; akin to Old High German twerg dwarf Date: before 12th century 1 a : a person of unusually small stature especially : one whose bodily proportions are abnormal b : an insignificant person <a literary dwarf > 2 : an animal or plant much below normal size 3 : a small legendary manlike being who is usually misshapen and ugly and skilled as a craftsman 4 : a star (as the sun) of ordinary or low luminosity and relatively small mass and size –dwarf·ish \ ' dwo ̇ r-fish\ adjective –dwarf·ish·ly adverb –dwarf·ish·ness noun –dwarf·like \ ' dwo ̇ rf- ˌ līk\ adjective –dwarf·ness \ ' dwo ̇ rf-nəs\ noun ]]> 2 dwarf n. Function: transitive verb Date: circa 1626 1 : to restrict the growth of : STUNT 2 : to cause to appear smaller or to seem inferior <has dwarf ed the achievements of her predecessors> intransitive verb : to become smaller]]> 3 dwarf n. Function: adjective Date: 1597 of a plant : low-growing in habit < dwarf er forms of citrus>]]> dwarf (as used in expressions) n. black dwarf brown dwarf red dwarf white dwarf yellow dwarf black dwarfs white dwarfs ]]>