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"dimmer" - Word "5" letter starting with "A" and ending with "D"
| Definition |
| a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination |
| lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" |
| made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner" |
| slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" |
| lacking clarity or distinctness; |
| 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" |