dwarf vs puck

dwarf

noun
  • A star of relatively small size. 

  • 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 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. 

adj
  • Miniature. 

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). 

puck

noun
  • An object shaped like a puck. 

  • billy goat 

  • A pointing device with a crosshair. 

  • A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game. 

  • A body position between the pike and tuck positions, with knees slightly bent and folded in; open tuck. 

  • A penalty shot. 

verb
  • To hit, strike. 

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