Synonyms for Dwarf (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a person who is markedly small):
midget, nanusWordNet sense 2 (a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure):
gnome, gnomeWordNet sense 3 (make appear small by comparison):
overshadow, shadowFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit