dwarf

Meanings

Noun

• a person who is markedly small
• a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
• a plant or animal that is atypically small

Verb

• make appear small by comparison
  • "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
• check the growth of
  • "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines"

Synonyms

gnome, midget, nanus, overshadow, shadow