dwarf

noun/dwɔrf/

Frequency rank: #5,666 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person, animal, or plant that is much smaller than the usual size.

Illustration for the English word “dwarf”

Example sentence

The old oak tree made every other plant in the garden look like a tiny dwarf by comparison.

Synonyms & related words

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