1. имя существительное [множественное число] dwarfs, dwarves 1) [мифология] гоблин, гном 2) [устаревшее] карлик Синоним(ы): pygmy, midget 3) карликовое животное, карликовое растение 4) [астрономия]; то же, что и dwarf star - карлик, карликовая звезда 2. прилагательное [ботаника] карликовый (о растениях) Например: a dwarf shrub — карликовый кустарник 3. глагол 1) останавливать рост; препятствовать развитию Синоним(ы): stunt 2) уменьшить, заставить казаться маленьким Например: There was an immense chandelier suspended in each of these rooms dwarfing the apartments. — В каждой из этих комнат висела огромная люстра, как бы уменьшая размер помещения.
карликовый светофор
I. noun (plural dwarfs; also dwarves) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English dwerg, dwerf, from Old English dweorg, dweorh; akin to Old High German twerg dwarf 1. a. a person of unusually small stature; especially one whose bodily proportions are abnormal b. an insignificant person Example: a literary dwarf 2. an animal or plant much below normal size 3. a small legendary manlike being who is usually misshapen and ugly and skilled as a craftsman 4. a star (as the sun) of ordinary or low luminosity and relatively small mass and size • dwarfish adjective • dwarfishly adverb • dwarfishness noun • dwarflike adjective • dwarfness noun II. verb transitive verb 1. to restrict the growth of; stunt 2. to cause to appear smaller or to seem inferior Example: has dwarfed the achievements of her predecessors intransitive verb to become smaller III. adjective of a plant low-growing in habit Example: dwarfer forms of citrus