R. A. Salvatore

This little hobbit saves the world. The wizard kills the dragon and saves the town. So many people connect to that character; it doesn't matter if it's an elf or a hobbit or a dwarf. It doesn't matter. They're human in their heart and soul.

American Author

Sandra Faber

Far from feeling dwarfed by the vast reaches and energy of the cosmos, what we really learn is that we are the most remarkable and complicated product of cosmic evolution, and our potential is unlimited.

American Scientist

Safra A. Catz

We got bigger, much scarier competitors. We ended up with Microsoft, a company with all the money in the world, the way I look at those guys. And IBM, another company that, historically, dwarfed us.

American Businesswoman

Paul Romer

For a nation, the choices that determine whether income doubles in one generation or two dwarf all other economic policy concerns.

American Economist

Richard C. Armitage

Tolkien made dwarf sign language because, you know, it's too loud to talk in the mines.

British Actor

Robert Burton

A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.

English Writer

John Bruton

The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.

Irish Politician

Peter Dinklage

I have a friend who says, 'The world doesn't need another angry dwarf!

American Actor

John Petit-Senn

Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant.

French Poet

Jean-Claude Juncker

Luxembourger Politician

Use 'dwarf' to emphasize a significant size difference between people or objects.

Size Comparison

'Dwarf' as a noun is not meant to be offensive when describing size, but be sensitive in its use.

Not Derogatory

In fantasy contexts, 'dwarf' often refers to a mythical race, distinct from humans, with specific traits.

Fictional Races

Different cultures have varied depictions of dwarfs in mythology, with various abilities or appearances.

Cultural Stereotypes

Use 'dwarf' as a verb to describe a large disparity in scale, making something else seem insignificant.

Comparative Scale

'Dwarf' can be used figuratively to show that one thing greatly surpasses another in importance or prominence.

Metaphorical Use

In astronomy, 'dwarf' is a technical term referring to certain types of small stars with specific characteristics.

Specific Stars

When discussing stars, 'dwarf' has an academic tone and should be used in scientific or educational settings.

Science Context

 twenty two billion dollars that's a whole lot of money that dwarfs the money they're getting in aid slowing climate change would benefit people in developing countries developing countries contribute the least to our carbon burden and they're going to suffer the most from the impacts of

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 and then it explodes. And it explodes, and it shines as brightly as a billion suns for about two weeks, and releases, not only energy, but a huge amount of chemical elements into the universe. In fact, that one is a carbon-oxygen dwarf. Now, there was no carbon and oxygen

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 A well-dressed child princess refuses a glass of water from a handmaid, while a dwarf teases a dog. A second dwarf stands next to them, while the artist himself pauses at his canvas. Two more people whisper in the background, while a third appears to be exiting the room,

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 barely four feet above the ground fully grown a far rarer condition creates the smallest people on earth who rise just three feet in the air making other Dwarfs look like Giants I feel like I want to powder your nose and a

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 makes giant floating mountains. Such varied terrain is influenced by the presence of weather patterns or an atmosphere. Pluto's atmosphere is thin and reaches a high altitude due to the dwarf planet's low gravity.

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 blasts its companion brown dwarf star with radiation as the two orbit each other every 9 hours. Standing on our own planet, you might think you’re just an observer of this violent ballet.

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 potentially dozens of dwarf planets at least 170 moons and countless comets and asteroids Without the sun's gravity these celestial bodies would drift off into deep space

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 there is a profusion of life giant muscles that can live and grow for a century or more pack tightly together dwarfing the