Dwarf, dwarfs or dwarves may refer to:

Common uses

Dwarf (folklore) A dwarf () is a type of supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Accounts of dwarfs vary significantly throughout history. They are commonly, but not exclusively, presented as living in mountains or stones and being skilled craftsmen. In early li ...

, a supernatural being from Germanic folklore * Dwarf, a human or animal with dwarfism

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Dwarf (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a short humanoid race * Dwarf (Middle-earth), a humanoid race in J. R. R. Tolkien's literature * Dwarf (''Warhammer''), a humanoid race * Dwarfs (''Discworld''), a race of characters * Dwarves (''Warcraft''), a short, strong race * Dwarves (Marvel Comics) * Seven Dwarfs

Literature

* ''The Dwarf'' (Cho novel), a 1978 novel by Cho Se-hui * ''The Dwarf'' (Lagerkvist novel), a 1944 novel by Pär Lagerkvist

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Dwarfs?!'' (video game) *

Dwarves (band) The Dwarves are an American punk rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois and based in San Francisco, California as of 2009.Gentile, John (2009)Interview: Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves", '' The A.V. Club'', April 13, 2009, retrieved February 7, 2010 ...

, American punk band * Killer Dwarfs, Canadian heavy metal band * Wrocław's dwarfs, small sculptures in Wrocław, Poland

Biology

* Phyletic dwarfism, an average decrease in size of animals ** Insular dwarfism, a evolutionary condition caused by genetic and environmental factors (e.g. no / little predators and smaller geography)

Astronomy

* Dwarf galaxy * Dwarf planet * Dwarf star

Other uses

* Dwarf, Kentucky * DWARF, a debugging data format * PYGMIES + DWARFS arguments