dwarf

dwarf
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. midget, pygmy, Lilliputian, runt, shrimp. See littleness, demon. —v. stunt; tower over. See shortness, contraction, inferiority.Ant., giant.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. dwarfed, low, diminutive; see little 1 .
n.
Syn. midget, pygmy, Lilliputian, gnome; see fairy , midget .
v.
1. [To keep small]
Syn. stunt, retard, hinder, arrest; see restrain 1 .
2. [To cause to appear small]
Syn. minimize, overshadow, dominate, predominate over, tower over, detract from, belittle, rise over or above, look down upon.
Ant. intensify*, magnify, enhance.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
midget, runt, pygmy, gnome, *shrimp, Lilliputian, *squirt, bantam, elf, *peewee, *half-pint, *micro.
ANT.: giant, colossus
II
v.
eclipse, overshadow, outshine, stand head and shoulders above, tower above, excel, dominate, stunt.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Extremely small: diminutive, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute2, pygmy, wee. Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, weeny. See BIG.

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