dim

US /dɪm/

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UK /dɪm/

adj.AdjectiveNot bright; not being clear

The room was dim because the lamp was covered by a blanket

v.t.Transitive VerbTo reduce the brightness of a light

It's too bright in here, please dim that lamp

adj.AdjectiveNot intelligent; a bit stupid or slow

He's dim and doesn't have much in the way of brains

adj.AdjectiveNot likely to be good or successful

Nobody knew George was facing a dim future

adj.AdjectiveUnlikely

There’s only a dim chance the game will start because of all of this rain

adj.Adjective(Of memories) vague or unclear

I have a dim memory of the accident

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Barnard's Star is what astronomers call a red dwarf – a small, dim, and truly ancient
Barnard's Star is what astronomers call a red dwarf – a small, dim, and truly ancient
For something normally as bright and heavy as a star, being small, dim, and super-fast
For something normally as bright and heavy as a star, being small, dim, and super-fast

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The star appears bright and when the atmosphere refracts less starlight, the star appears dim.
The star appears bright and when the atmosphere refracts less starlight, the star appears dim.

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01:06 $Atmospheric Refraction - Why do stars twinkle? | #aumsum$

When the atmosphere refracts less starlight, the star appears dim.
When the atmosphere refracts less starlight, the star appears dim.

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10:38

Just like an Oppenheimer, it's caused some people to dim the lights, adorn their trilby, and recite with scorn, he who fights with monsters should be careful, lest he thereby become a monster.
Just like an Oppenheimer, it's caused some people to dim the lights, adorn their trilby, and recite with scorn, he who fights with monsters should be careful, lest he thereby become a monster.

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A group of haggard-looking men sit in a dim room in the ministry in Belgrade.
A group of haggard-looking men sit in a dim room in the ministry in Belgrade.

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From the get go, it was clear that the muscle bound while meaning yet slightly dim ties you was going to be our leading man.
From the get go, it was clear that the muscle bound while meaning yet slightly dim ties you was going to be our leading man.

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Yum cha is more than just about the food; it's a social gathering place where family and friends can hang out or catch up over tea and a wide selection of dim sums.
Yum cha is more than just about the food; it's a social gathering place where family and friends can hang out or catch up over tea and a wide selection of dim sums.