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| bedim |
to make dim, dark, or obscure. |
| besmirch |
to dim or discredit. [1/2 definitions] |
| blear |
dim with tears or other moisture; bleared; bleary. [1/2 definitions] |
| bleary |
dim or blurred, as the eyes or vision. [1/3 definitions] |
| blot |
to cover or make dim; obscure (usu. fol. by "out"). [1/8 definitions] |
| blur |
to make dim; dull the perception of. [1/7 definitions] |
| dazzle |
to dim or confuse the vision of, by blinding light. [1/6 definitions] |
| dusky |
having little light; dim. [1/2 definitions] |
| fade |
to lose color or brightness gradually; dim. [1/6 definitions] |
| gleam |
a continuous but dim or subdued shining; glow. [1/5 definitions] |
| glimmer |
a slight, dim, or unsteady light; flicker; gleam. [2/4 definitions] |
| gloom |
to appear or become dim or dark, shaded, or overcast. [1/5 definitions] |
| gloomy |
dim or dark; dreary or dismal. [1/3 definitions] |
| hemeralopia |
a defect of the eyes in which sight is normal in a dim light, but extremely poor in a bright light; day blindness. |
| loom2 |
to appear or come into view, often as a very large, dim, or distorted shape. [2/4 definitions] |
| night blindness |
abnormally weak vision in dim light or darkness, caused by a deficiency of vitamin A. |
| night-light |
a small dim light kept on all night, as near a stairway or in a child's bedroom. |
| nyctalopia |
abnormally poor eyesight in dim light or darkness; night blindness. |
| obscure |
to dim (perception) or conceal (something perceived). [1/6 definitions] |
| obscurity |
the state or condition of being dark or dim. [1/3 definitions] |
| ox |
a large, clumsy, dim-witted man. [1/2 definitions] |
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