dwarf vs sprite

dwarf and sprite both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dwarf	Yes	No	Yes	No
sprite	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sprite is a hypernym of dwarf; that is, sprite is a word with a broader meaning than dwarf:

dwarf: a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
sprite: a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

Other hypernyms of dwarf include faerie, faery, fairy, fay.

dwarf (noun)	sprite (noun)
a plant or animal that is atypically small	a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
a person who is markedly small
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

dwarf (verb)	sprite (verb)
check the growth of
make appear small by comparison