The meaning of Dwarves

dwɔːf

Dwarves – definition

noun
(in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking.
Usage examples:
It is set in the world of the traditional fairy tale, with a cast of elves, dwarves, trolls and gob…
Synonims:
Gnome Goblin Hobgoblin Troll Imp Elf Brownie Kelpie Leprechaun Fairy Pixie Sprite
noun
A person who is of unusually short stature on account of a genetic or medical condition such as achondroplasia; a person affected by dwarfism.
noun
A star of relatively small size and low luminosity, including the majority of main sequence stars.
Usage examples:
The new planet was detected orbiting the red dwarf star gliese 876, which is about one third as mas…

adjective
Denoting something, especially an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species.
Usage examples:
A dwarf conifer

verb
Cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison.
Usage examples:
The buildings surround and dwarf all saints church

Plural of dwarf

Dwarves translation into English

Dwarves: translate from English into Chinese

矮人, 侏儒, 矮子, 倭, 侏

Dwarves: translate from English into Dutch

Dwergen, Dwerg

Dwarves: translate from English into French

Nains, Nain

Dwarves: translate from English into German

Zwerge, Zwerg, Liliputaner, Liliputanerin

Dwarves: translate from English into Hindi

बौने, बौना, वामन

Dwarves: translate from English into Italian

Nani, Gnomo

Dwarves: translate from English into Korean

난쟁이, 꼬마, 보통보다 작은 동물, 보통보다 작은 식물, 난쟁이 금속세공인

Dwarves: translate from English into Russian

Карлики, Карлик, Гном, Карликовое животное, Карликовое растение

Dwarves: translate from English into Spanish

Enanos, Enano, Pequeño, Diminuto, Pequeñito, Gorgojo

Word origin

Old English dweorg, dweorh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dwerg and German Zwerg .

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Dwarves synonims

brownie

noun
A small square of rich chocolate cake, typically containing nuts.
Usage examples:
Like brownies, chocolate cake is loved by everyone.

All meanings and translations of Brownie

elf

noun
A supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small, delicate, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature.
Usage examples:
Birthmarks were thought to be bruises left by elves

abbreviation
Extremely low frequency.

noun
A small, imaginary person, usually shown in pictures dressed in green with pointed ears and a tall hat, and often described in stories as playing tricks and having magical powers

All meanings and translations of Elf

fairy

ˈfeə.ri

noun
A small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one.
Usage examples:
She believed she had had fairies at the bottom of her garden

noun
An imaginary creature with magical powers who looks like a small person with wings

All meanings and translations of Fairy

gnome

noun
A legendary dwarfish creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground.
Usage examples:
Elves and men and gnomes and goblins alike looked about in fear and confusion.

noun
A short statement encapsulating a general truth; a maxim.

noun
(in children’s stories) an imaginary, very small old man who lives underground and guards gold and other valuable objects

All meanings and translations of Gnome

goblin

noun
(in folklore and fantasy fiction) a mischievous, ugly creature resembling a dwarf.
Usage examples:
There is a group of elves or goblins or aliens or something who show up as i'm drifting off.

noun
A small, imaginary, usually ugly creature who plays tricks on people

All meanings and translations of Goblin

hobgoblin

ˌhɒbˈɡɒb.lɪn

noun
(in mythology and fairy stories) a mischievous imp or sprite.
Usage examples:
It is a time when the very mention of witches, gnomes, hobgoblins and ogres is enough to conjure up…

noun
(in stories) a small, ugly creature that causes trouble

All meanings and translations of Hobgoblin

imp

noun
A small, mischievous devil or sprite.
Usage examples:
You say, ‘i've never seen any imps, sprites or goblins in this whole neighborhood!’

verb
Repair a damaged feather in (the wing or tail of a trained hawk) by attaching part of a new feather.

abbreviation
Manx pound(s).

All meanings and translations of Imp

pixie

ˈpɪk.si

noun
A supernatural being in folklore and children's stories, typically portrayed as small and humanlike in form, with pointed ears and a pointed hat.
Usage examples:
It's very clever for a story that's set in a parallel dimension inhabited by elves, pixies, unicorn…

noun
(esp. in children’s stories) a small, imaginary person

All meanings and translations of Pixie

sprite

sprʌɪt

noun
An elf or fairy.
Usage examples:
In england the hobgoblin was as helpful a sprite as the brownie and was also known as robin goodfel…

All meanings and translations of Sprite

troll

trəʊl

noun
(in folklore) an ugly creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf.
Usage examples:
Nobody was allowed to cross the bridge without the troll's permission

verb
Make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.
Usage examples:
If people are obviously trolling then i'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you

verb
To fish from a boat that is moving slowly in the water and pulling a fishing line (= length of string with something attached that attracts fish) behind it
Usage examples:
Many of his friends had large boats, and they frequently traveled together trolling for mackerel.

All meanings and translations of Troll

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