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dwarf
What does dwarf mean?
dwarf (verb): make appear small by comparison.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use dwarf in a sentence?
- This year's debt dwarfs that of last year. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce dwarf?
/dwɔɹf/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dwarf come from?
From Middle English dwergh, dwerw, dwerf, from Old English dweorg, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “dwarf” mean?
make appear small by comparison
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to dislike intensely or greatly
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to connect (two or more things)
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to say, state, or perform again
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