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  • 21dim — [adj1] darkish blah, bleary, blurred, caliginous, cloudy, dark, dingy, dreary, dull, dusk, dusky, faded, faint, flat, fuzzy, gloomy, gray, ill defined, indistinct, lackluster, lightless, mat, monotone, monotonous, murky, muted, obscured, opaque,… …

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  • 22dim — ► ADJECTIVE (dimmer, dimmest) 1) (of a light or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly. 2) made difficult to see by darkness, shade, or distance. 3) (of the eyes) not able to see clearly. 4) not clearly remembered. 5) informal stupid …

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  • 23light — [adj1] illuminated ablaze, aglow, bright, brilliant, burnished, clear, cloudless, flashing, fluorescent, glossy, glowing, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, phosphorescent, polished, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, rich, scintillant, shining,… …

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  • 24dim sum — [dim′ sum′, dim′soom′] n. [Chin] 1. a small casing of dough filled variously with minced meat, vegetables, etc. and steamed or fried 2. a variety of such casings and other foods served as a light meal …

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  • 25dim|mer — «DIHM uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that dims. 2. a device that dims an electric light, especially automobile headlights …

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  • 26dim|out — «DIHM OWT», noun. a lessening or concealing of light at night: »Newfoundland…was already on a war footing, complete with ration laws and dimouts (Maclean s) …

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  • 27dim·mer — /ˈdımɚ/ noun, pl mers [count] : a device that allows you to control the brightness of a light All the lights in the room are on dimmers. [=all the lights can be made brighter or dimmer because they have special switches] a dimmer switch …

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  • 28Dim sum — For other uses, see Dimsum (disambiguation). Dim sum Typical dim sum breakfast in Hong Kong. From left to right and top to bottom: har gau, jasmine tea, chicken and vegetable congee, steamed dumpling, rice nood …

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  • 29light — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brightness ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, good ▪ bright, brilliant, harsh, intense, strong ▪ blinding …

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  • 30dim — dimly, adv. dimmable, adj. dimness, n. /dim/, adj., dimmer, dimmest, v., dimmed, dimming. adj. 1. not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight. 2. not seen clearly or in detail; indistinct: a dim object in …

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