DW -abbr
- deadweight
- delayed weather
- distilled water
- dust wrapper
dwarf ['dwȯrf] -n, adj, adv
- a person of unusually small stature
- one whose bodily proportions are abnormal
- an insignificant person
- an animal or plant much below normal size
- a small legendary manlike being who is usu. misshapen and ugly and skilled as a craftsman
- a star (as the sun) of ordinary or low luminosity and relatively small mass and size
- to restrict the growth of : stunt
- to cause to appear smaller or to seem inferior
- has dwarf ed the achievements of her predecessors
- to become smaller
- low-growing in habit
dwarf·ism ['dwȯr-,fi-zəm] -n
- the condition of stunted growth
dwarf planet -n
- a celestial body that orbits the sun and has a spherical shape but is not large enough to disturb other objects from its orbit
dweeb ['dwēb] -n, adj
- an unattractive, insignificant, or inept person
dwell ['dwel] -vi, n
- to remain for a time
- to live as a resident
- exist, lie
- to keep the attention directed used with on or upon
- tried not to dwell on my fears
- to speak or write insistently used with on or upon
- reporters dwell ing on the recent scandal
dwell·ing -n
- a shelter (as a house) in which people live
DWI [,dē-,də-bəl-(,)yü-'ī] -n
- dui
dwin·dle ['dwin-dᵊl] -vb
- to become steadily less : shrink
- to make steadily less
dwt -abbr
- deadweight ton
- pennyweight