Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - dwarf
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Dwarf
dwarf
~1 n plural plural dwarves, or dwarfs 1 an imaginary creature that looks like a small man (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.) 2 a word that some people find offensive, for someone who does not continue growing to the normal height but stays very short ~2 adj only before noun a dwarf plant or animal is much smaller than the usual size (a dwarf conifer) ~3 v T usually passive to be so big that other things are made to seem very small (The cathedral is dwarfed by its surrounding skyscrapers.)
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(dwarfs, or dwarves, dwarfs, dwarfing, dwarfed) 1. If one person or thing is dwarfed by another, the second is so much bigger than the first that it makes them look very small. His figure is dwarfed by the huge red McDonald’s sign... The US air travel market dwarfs that of Britain. VERB: be V-ed, V n 2. Dwarf is used to describe varieties or species of plants and animals which are much smaller than the usual size for their kind. ...dwarf shrubs. ADJ: ADJ n 3. In children’s stories, a dwarf is an imaginary creature that is like a small man. Dwarfs often have magical powers. N-COUNT 4. In former times, people who were much smaller than normal were called dwarfs. (OFFENSIVE, OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun (plural ~s; also dwarves) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English dwerg, dwerf, from Old English dweorg, dweorh; akin to Old High German twerg ~ 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 ~ 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 • ~ish adjective • ~ishly adverb • ~ishness noun • ~like adjective • ~ness noun II. verb Date: circa 1626 transitive verb 1. to restrict the growth of ; stunt 2. to cause to appear smaller or to seem inferior has ~ed the achievements of her predecessors intransitive verb to become smaller III. adjective Date: 1597 of a plant low-growing in habit ~er forms of citrus ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. (pl. dwarfs or dwarves) 1 a a person of abnormally small stature, esp. one with a normal-sized head and body but short limbs. Usage The term person of restricted growth is now often preferred. b an animal or plant much below the ordinary size for the species. 2 a small mythological being with supernatural powers. 3 (in full dwarf star) a small usu. dense star. 4 (attrib.) a of a kind very small in size (dwarf bean). b puny, stunted. --v.tr. 1 stunt in growth. 2 cause (something similar or comparable) to seem small or insignificant (efforts dwarfed by their rivals' achievements). Derivatives dwarfish adj. Etymology: OE dweorg f. Gmc DWARFISM n. the condition of being a dwarf. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) карлик; карликовое животное; карликовое растение; карликовый, низкорослый 2) фтп. карликовость (возбудитель - вирус) 3) мешать росту; останавливать развитие; задерживаться в развитии – New Jersey potato yellow dwarf – onion yellow dwarf – potato unmottled curly dwarf – potato yellow dwarf – tobacco yellow dwarf ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. карлик 2. карликовое животное или растение 3. фольк. гном 4. астр. карлик, карликовая звезда white dwarf —- белый карлик 5. карликовый; малорослый dwarf star —- астр. карликовая звезда 6. мешать росту; останавливать развитие 7. останавливаться в росте; задерживаться в развитии 8. подчеркивать малые размеры или незначительность (чего-л.) по контрасту; затмевать the big steamer dwarfed our little boat —- рядом с большим пароходом наша лодка казалась совсем крошечной he dwarfs other writers —- по сравнению с ним другие писатели кажутся пигмеями I felt completely dwarfed by my surroundings —- я чувствовал себя совершенно потерянным среди этих громад ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) карлик 2) карликовое животное или растение 3) myth. гном 2. adj. карликовый 3. v. 1) мешать росту; останавливать развитие 2) создавать впечатление меньшего размера the little cottage was dwarfed by the surrounding elms - маленький коттедж казался еще меньше из-за окружающих его высоких вязов ...Англо-русский словарь
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mil. abbr. Distributed Wearable Augmented Reality Framework softw. abbr. Debug With Arbitrary Record Format ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- O.E. dweorh, from P.Gmc. *dweraz, from PIE *dhwergwhos "something tiny." The mythological sense is from Ger., 18c. The verb meaning "to render dwarfish" is from 1626; that of "to cause to look small" is from 1850. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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