DIM
\dˈɪm], \dˈɪm], \d_ˈɪ_m]\
Definitions of DIM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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make dim by comparison or conceal
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lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
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make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
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become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
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switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
By Princeton University
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make dim by comparison or conceal
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lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
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make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
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become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
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switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
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To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse.
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To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
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To grow dim.
By Oddity Software
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Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
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To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse.
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To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
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To grow dim.
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Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
By Noah Webster.
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Somewhat dark; hazy; obscure; faint; tarnished; ill-defined.
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To render obscure or less distinct; cloud; tarnish; dull.
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To become indistinct; fade.
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Dimly.
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Dimness.
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Dimmed.
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Dimming.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Dimly.
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Dimness.
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Not bright or distinct: obscure: mysterious: not seeing clearly.
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To make dark: to obscure:-pr.p. dimming; pa.p. dimmed'.
By Daniel Lyons
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Dimly.
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Dimness.
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To render or grow dim; tarnish; fade.
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Obscure; indistinct; shadowy; misty.
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Not seeing clearly; purblind; obtuse.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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