Phrase Hound found 121 phrases and 38 compound words that contain dwarf. The most common are listed below. Open dwarf in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 121
- white dwarfThe dim, highly dense core remnant that is the final stage in the evolution of a star of low or medium mass, after nuclear reactions have ceased.
- dwarf planetA planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.
- dwarf elderA small European herbaceous perennial elder, species Sambucus ebulus.
- brown dwarfA starlike object that contracts to about the volume of Jupiter after its formation phase; its mass may range from several times that of Jupiter, such that it fuses deuterium, up to just below the threshold of sustained hydrogen fusion.
- red dwarfA small, relatively cool star on the main sequence.
- dwarf starA star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.
- black dwarfA theoretically predicted stellar remnant consisting of a white dwarf that has cooled and faded for trillions of years and no longer emits visible light.
- dwarf galaxyAny galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.
- dwarf birchBetula nana, a species of birch in the family Betulaceae, native to arctic and cool temperate regions of northern Europe, northern Asia and northern North America.
- yellow dwarfA main-sequence star of spectral type G and luminosity class V, such as the Sun.
- dwarf morning gloryA morning glory of the species Convolvulus tricolor, native to Southern Europe.
- dwarf spheroidal galaxyA faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda
- dwarf cassowaryCasuarius bennetti, the smallest of the three extant species of cassowaries.
- dwarf tossingA "sport" in which contestants compete to throw a small person the farthest.
- sub-brown dwarfA planetary mass object, less massive than a brown dwarf star, and not in orbit around a star.
- dwarf beechFagus sylvatica Tortuosa Group, a rare cultivar group of the European beech tree.
- dwarf tinamouA tinamou, Taoniscus nanus, also known as the least tinamou.
- ice dwarfAn icy planetoid: an astronomical object, such as Pluto, Sedna or (for some authors) Ceres that is large enough to be a world and contains more ice than a typical asteroid.
- dwarf planetaryOf or relating to dwarf planets.
- dwarf nettleA herbaceous nettle, Urtica urens, endemic to Eurasia.
- dwarf mistletoeAny mistletoe of the New World genus Arceuthobium, parasitic on conifers.
- dwarf horsetailA plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum (horsetails); Equisetum scirpoides.
- blue dwarfA hypothetical class of star developing from a red dwarf.
- dwarf cherrySynonym of sour cherry: Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.
- dwarf galaxiesplural of dwarf galaxy: Any galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.
Compound words 38
- dwarfetteA human female with dwarfism.
- dwarfinOf, relating to, or resembling dwarves.
- durganA dwarf; any undersized creature.
- dwarfmaidA female of the dwarf race.
- dwarfsploitationThe exploitation of little people in the media (especially film and television).
- DwarferA fan of the British comedy series Red Dwarf.
- dwelfA member of a fictional race of creatures which combine the qualities of, or are hybrids of, dwarves and elves.
- dwarfageThe state or condition of being a dwarf.
- dwarfdomThe world of dwarfs (mythical creatures).
- dwarfnessThe quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.