definition of
dwarf

[1] #1 dwarf v. [shadow, overshadow] make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year". wn

[2] #2 dwarf n. [midget, nanus] a person who is markedly small. wn

[3] #3 dwarf n. [gnome] a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure. wn

[4] #4 dwarf v. check the growth of; "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines". wn

[5] #5 dwarf n. a plant or animal that is atypically small. wn