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dwarves

  • plural
    of dwarf.
    dwarf
    noun
    a person of abnormally small physical stature resulting from a medical or genetic condition, especially a person with achondroplasia or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.

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The inhabitants of Middle-earth—hobbits, dwarves, elves, Black Riders, wizards—come to us with characteristics not common to other species, including our own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Trump administration has greenlighted its first new bank, and it is a startup that takes its name from a mountain where dwarves stored their treasure in J.R.R.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

There's also a debate over the fate of the seven dwarves, after unofficial images emerged of what have now been billed as seven "magical creatures".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023

Mining doesn't sound especially environmentally conscious, but the dwarves are just as attuned to the underground as elves and Harfoots are to above.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2022

‘Then what do the dwarves want to come back for?’ asked Sam.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien