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Adjective
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dimmer, comparative; dimmest, superlative;
  1. (of a light, color, or illuminated object) Not shining brightly or clearly
    • - her face was softened by the dim light
  2. (of an object or shape) Made difficult to see by darkness, shade, or distance
    • - a dim figure in the dark kitchen
  3. (of a room or space) Made difficult to see in by darkness
    • - long dim corridors
  4. (of the eyes) Not able to see clearly
    • - his eyes became dim
  5. (of a sound) Indistinct or muffled
    • - the dim drone of their voices
  6. (of prospects) Not giving cause for hope or optimism
    • - their prospects for the future looked pretty dim
  7. Not clearly recalled or formulated in the mind
    • - she had dim memories of that time
    • - the matter was in the dim and distant past
  8. Stupid or slow to understand
    • - you're just incredibly dim
Verb
  1. Make or become less bright
    • - a smoky inferno that dimmed the sun
    • - the lights dimmed and the curtains parted
  2. Lower (a vehicle's headlights) from high to low beam
    • - the car moved slowly, its headlights dimmed
  3. Make or become less intense or favorable
    • - the difficulty in sleeping couldn't dim her happiness
    • - the company's prospects have dimmed
  4. Make or become less able to see clearly
    • - your sight is dimmed
    • - his eyes dimmed
  5. Make or become less clear in the mind
    • - his win dimmed the memory of the booing he'd received
  1. lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"
  2. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
  3. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
  4. 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"
  5. dimmed: made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
  6. black: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things"
  7. Dim is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band The Gazette. It was released on July 15, 2009 in Japan. It includes the three lead up singles: "Guren", "Leech," and "Distress and Coma. ...
  8. . DIM Motor Company, a Greek automobile maker, was created by Georgios Dimitriadis as a successor to his earlier company, Bioplastic S.A., which had produced the Attica automobile. The DIM represented one more effort by Mr. ...
  9. To make something less bright; To become darker; not bright or colorful; not smart or intelligent; indistinct, hazy or unclear; disapproving, unfavorable, rarely used outside the phrase "take a dim view of"
  10. (Dimmed) Describes words or objects that appear gray. In a Newton application, text or objects that are disabled or unavailable are generally hidden rather than dimmed. Source: NUIG
  11. (dimmed) Shown with reduced contrast; a way of indicating choices on a menu that are not available in the current context. Also called grayed.
  12. (dimmed) The name of a menu item displayed with reduced intensity or stippled characters. It indicates that the menu selection is currently unavailable. It is also called ``grayed'' or ``stippled.''
  13. (dimmed) Used to describe text or icons that are grayed out to indicate that they are currently unavailable. Menu items, for example, are dimmed rather than omitted when they aren’t applicable at a particular moment.
  14. (DIMS) Difficulty Initiating or Maintaining Sleep
  15. (DIMS) Director International Military Staff (IMS)
  16. Device Interface Module. The Multics I/O Switch ios_ supported device-independent operations on data streams, something like the Unix Streams facility. The device-dependent operations were performed by one or more DIMs in the I/O graph. ...
  17. Diindolylmethane. A substance being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer and in the prevention of cervical cancer. DIM is found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage and kale. It is a type of plant indole. ...
  18. inuendo         gradually getting quieter
  19. To decrease the intensity of a stage light.
  20. A button used to lower the illumination of the display screen.
  21. DiM refers to data as it is moving through a network, whether a local network, a WAN (wide-area network), or the Internet. Network connections can be wired required a physical connection to communicate or wireless requiring proximity to a transmitter/receiver. ...
  22. One of Alex's droogs. He was big, stupid and strong as an ox and got dirty and bloody very fast in a scrap which annoyed Alex. His weapon of choice was a few feet of chain he kept around his waist like a belt. He liked to kick and was good at it. ...
  23. Derogatory term for a person suffering from diminished mental capacity (ie. mentally retarded).
  24. DARK but hands cross and don't descend fully + (2h)[5^], POs down, FOs away, descend from above and almost close to (2h)[O^] but still keep FTs somewhat open with hu.
  25. Not bright; unclear. To dim or dim down is to reduce the light intensity; to dim up or dim in is to increase the light gradually, and to dim out is to reduce the light to blackout.