Word Finder - dwarves

definition

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.

definition

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

synonyms

• midget
• pygmy (imprecise)

definition

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

example

dwarf honeysuckle

synonyms

• runt

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A star of relatively small size.

The dwarves fought under the Sun and the Moon, in thickets of the magical forest and in tight corridors of the mines.

Matt and Amy Roloff are both dwarves, as is one of their sons, Zach.

They are various races including elves, dwarves, and halflings.

The dwarves run afoul of goblins, are captured by elves, meet a shapeshifter in the wild woods, and in general have a lively time in their attempts to reach the mountains of their ancestors.

But in 1937, Disney got the last laugh when Snow White and the Seven Dwarves received one major Oscar and seven special, minor Academy Awards.

The dwarves have now entreated us for our assistance, and we intend to provide it.

Somewhat unusual movements, however, were displayed in France in 1957 by four dwarves who had a waddling gait.

Use melee combat, bows, magical instruments and creature taming abilities to defeat giants, orcs, dwarves, wolves and other dangerous foes.

He is surprised one day to be visited by a wizard, Gandalf the Grey, and thirteen dwarves.

Dwarvish (Khuzdul) - Of popular The Lord of the Rings quotes spoken in Dwarvish "Khazâd-ai-mênu!" means "the Dwarves are upon you!"

Arbus' photos of transvestites, dwarves, giants, prostitutes and mental patients, in poses and settings that convey a disturbing humanity are still influential today.

Best-known for his remarkable adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, there's a lot more to filmmaker Peter Jackson than hobbits, orcs, dwarves, and wizards.

The dwarves come to respect him as a clever companion and useful friend.

Representing the dwarves, Gimli comes from the mountain kingdom, and for the elves, Legolas joins the company; with Gandalf the wizard, the nine represent the free races in opposition to the Dark Lord Sauron of Mordor.

Early on in Bilbo's adventure traveling with the twelve dwarves and the Wizard Gandalf, they run afoul of a trio of trolls, who pop all the dwarves in bags.

The freed dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf locate and search the trolls' den, and find three impressive blades, Glamdring, Orcrist and Sting.

Gandalf appropriates Glamdring to be his own sword, and the leader of the dwarves, Thorin Oakenshield, takes Orcrist to be his own.

Elves, dwarves and many other magical creatures appear throughout Norse mythology and legend, and today's fictional female wood elves are creatures born of that past.

While the humans have fear for this female wood elf, the elves, dwarves and hobbits have great respect for the elves, and in particular, Galadriel.

Lord of the Rings characters include humans, elves, hobbits, dwarves, wizards, orcs and more.

This world gave birth to several races including dwarves, hobbits, elves, humans and ents complete with languages and thousands of years of rich history.

Of these races, the story of Lord of the Rings focuses on the Hobbits, the race of men, the Elves, Dwarves and two wizards.

Ages past, he convinced Elves, Dwarves and Men to forge the great rings of power, giving three to the Elves, five to the Dwarves and nine to the men.

The Elves were able to remove their rings before Sauron could dominate them, but the leaders of Men and Dwarves were not so lucky.

Their journey brings them to Aragorn, a ranger and the true King of Gondor, Legolas, a prince of the wood elves, Gimli, a prince of the Dwarves and Boromir, the son of Gondor's Steward.

Netherland Dwarves are known for being somewhat tempermental, but of course this varies from individual to individual.