runt

Speech parts

1. runt - Noun

2. runt - Adjective

Meaning

Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particularly to domestic animals.

A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.

A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously.

The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shrimp midget peewee dwarf diminutive mite puny undersized weakling half-pint pipsqueak bantam nome elf gnome
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Antonyms

leviathan cyclops colossus titan hercules patriarch
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Hypernyms

small person

Anagrams

turn trun

Examples

I was a little, skinny, runt kid, and I decided that bowling was what I was going to do in life. Don Johnson

As my mum still candidly says, I was the runt of the litter. Nick Moran

I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter. Rose Byrne

Numbin' the runt of reputation they call rat frame, Top-E as a tourniquet, A low tune whistles across his grave, Forever the slave of his Six Strings. Nick Cave

It's not bad enough I am exiled? It's not bad enough you take away the few good heroes I'm allowed to meet? You think it's funny to send me this this ― this charbroiled runt of a boy to ruin my tranquility? This is NOT FUNNY! Take him back! Rick Riordan

The crow says the ugliest runt is his own. Corsican Proverb

Close letter words and terms

runscorer runscoring runstand runt disease runt of the litter Runte