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Dwarf

Dwawrf

/ˈdwɔːrf/

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dwarf

Dictionary meaning

A plant or animal that is atypically small.

Examples

  • The lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines.
  • This year's debt dwarfs that of last year.

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