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dwarves

dwarves
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dwawrvz]
    • /dwɔrvz/
    • /dwɔrf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dwawrvz]
    • /dwɔrvz/

Definitions of dwarves word

  • noun dwarves a plural of dwarf. 1
  • noun plural dwarves a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs. 1
  • noun plural dwarves an animal or plant much smaller than the average of its kind or species. 1
  • noun plural dwarves (in folklore) a being in the form of a small, often misshapen and ugly, man, usually having magic powers. 1
  • noun plural dwarves Astronomy. dwarf star. 1
  • adjective dwarves of unusually small stature or size; diminutive. 1
See all 10 definitions of dwarves

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Origin of dwarves

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English dwerf, Old English dweorh; replacing Middle English dwerg, Old English dweorg; cognate with Old High German twerg, Old Norse dvergr

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Parts of speech for Dwarves

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Dwarves

dwarves popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

dwarves usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dwarves

verb dwarves

  • hinders — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • checks — Plural form of check.
  • cheques — Plural form of cheque.
  • lowers — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
  • stunts — to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane.

adjective dwarves

  • babies — an infant or very young child.
  • diminutives — Plural form of diminutive.
  • smalls — something that is small: Do you prefer the small or the large?

noun dwarves

  • bantams — Plural form of bantam.
  • homunculi — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
All 10 Synonyms of dwarves

Antonyms for dwarves

adjective dwarves

  • giants — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
Just one Antonym for dwarves

Top questions with dwarves

  • how long do dwarves live?
  • how many dwarves are in the hobbit?
  • what are the names of the seven dwarves?

Related words

  • dwarf

    a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
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