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also dwarves
1
as in shrimps
a living thing much smaller than others of its kind
Shetland ponies are the dwarfs of the horse world
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2
as in elves
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
Snow White and the seven dwarfs
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3
as in numbers
a person of no importance or influence
it would be ridiculous to compare the two sculptors—one's a giant of the art world and the other's a dwarf
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as in suppresses
to hold back the normal growth of
shrubs dwarfed by the lack of water
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