dwarf vs ogre

dwarf

noun
  • Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves. 

  • A star of relatively small size. 

  • A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition. 

  • An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort. 

verb
  • To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny. 

  • To become (much) smaller. 

  • To make appear insignificant. 

  • To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt. 

  • To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version). 

adj
  • Miniature. 

ogre

noun
  • A brutish man reminiscent of the mythical ogre. 

  • A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh. 

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