The Clue
Diminutive (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DWARF
Tags
Notes
The answer DWARF is uncommon, appearing about once every 475 puzzles.
Related Clues
Doc, for one
Happy, for one
Homunculus
Miniature
Overshadow
Rumpelstiltskin
Bashful, e.g.
One of a Disney septet
Dopey or Doc
One of a familiar septet
Happy, e.g.
Rumpelstiltskin, e.g.
Tom Thumb, for one
Tower over
Unusually small
Bonsai, e.g.
Companion for Snow White
Companion of Snow White
Kind of cherry or chestnut
"The Lord of the Rings" figure
"Whistle While You Work" singer
Definition
DWARF as a noun:
1. (dwarf, midget, nanus) = a person who is markedly small
2. (gnome, dwarf) = a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
DWARF as a verb:
1. (shadow, overshadow, dwarf) = make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year"
2. check the growth of; "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines"