dwarf
Make seem tiny
A dwarf is a person of unusually small stature, or in folklore, a small humanoid creature often associated with mining, metalwork, and underground realms.
The word extends to anything notably smaller than typical: a dwarf planet, dwarf varieties of fruit trees.
As a verb, to dwarf something is to make it seem small by comparison: The skyscraper dwarfs the surrounding buildings.
The plural is dwarfs or dwarves, the latter popularized by Tolkien's fantasy novels.
Manitoba town, Lake Winnipeg
- ThorinName meaning bold one
- axeBladed tool for chopping
- mineOre excavation site
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
Moria · beard · underground · mountain kingdom · mithril · battleaxe · stout · gruff
Reduced-scale representation
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- tinyExtremely small in size
- smallLimited in size
- undersizedSmaller than standard
compact · stunted · little · petite · pint-sized · pocket-sized · wee · bantam
Thunder god's hammer
- smithingMetalworking by hammer
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- cursed goldWealth bearing supernatural punishment
Below-average body height
- pituitaryBrain-base hormone gland
- growth hormonePituitary signal for development
- proportionateScaled to fit properly
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
genetic condition · little person · endocrine · congenital · spinal stenosis · primordial · psychosocial
Luminous astronomical object
- binary systemNumeration with two values
- supernovaExploding massive star
- red giantAged star with cooled, expanded envelope
- main sequenceStable stellar burning phase
protostar · neutron star · Proxima Centauri · luminosity · core collapse · nuclear fusion · magnitude
Gimli
Manitoba town, Lake Winnipeg
Moria · forge · beard · underground · mountain kingdom · mithril · battleaxe · stout · gruff · clan
miniature
Reduced-scale representation
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- tinyExtremely small in size
- smallLimited in size
undersized · compact · stunted · little · petite · pint-sized · pocket-sized · wee · bantam · Lilliputian
Mjolnir
Thunder god's hammer
- smithingMetalworking by hammer
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
short stature
Below-average body height
- pituitaryBrain-base hormone gland
- growth hormonePituitary signal for development
- proportionateScaled to fit properly
disproportionate · genetic condition · little person · endocrine · congenital · spinal stenosis · primordial · psychosocial
star
Luminous astronomical object
- binary systemNumeration with two values
- supernovaExploding massive star
- red giantAged star with cooled, expanded envelope
main sequence · protostar · neutron star · Proxima Centauri · luminosity · core collapse · nuclear fusion · magnitude
overshadow
Dominate by comparison
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- tower overGreatly exceed in height
- outshineExceed in brilliance
dominate · diminish · minimize · stunt · shrink · belittle · reduce · surpass · outclass
- seven dwarfsFairy tale mining group
- white dwarfExhausted star's compact corpse
- dwarf planetsSmall orbiting spherical bodies
- dwarf starSmall, dense stellar body
- red dwarfsCool, faint, long-lived stars
- dwarf rabbitsCompact breed of lagomorph
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