dwarf vs stunt

dwarf and stunt both are nouns.

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

As verbs, stunt is a hypernym of dwarf; that is, stunt is a word with a broader meaning than dwarf:

dwarf (noun)	stunt (noun)
a plant or animal that is atypically small	a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
a person who is markedly small	a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

dwarf (verb)	stunt (verb)
check the growth of	perform a stunt or stunts
make appear small by comparison	to look good
	check the growth or development of