Clues for the word "DIM"
We've had 216 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 629 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on December 18, 2024.
Definition of dim
- superl. - Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
- superl. - Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
- v. t. - To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse.
- v. t. - To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
- v. i. - To grow dim.
Referring Clues
- Headlight setting
- Not too intelligent
- Lower, in a way
- Slow-witted
- Barely lit
- Like 10-watt bulbs
- None too smart
- Obtuse
- Not too brainy
- Turn down, as lights
- Not smart
- Not brilliant
- Unfavorable
- Not well-defined
- A bit thick
- Bubbleheaded
- Darken
- Lower, as the lights
- Poorly lit
- Barely shining
- Turn down
- Low-I.Q.
- Lacking light
- Make darker
- Switch to low beams
- Make less bright
- Just a bit lit
- Not too bright
- Not very bright
- Lightly lighted
- Lower, as lights
- Shadowy
- Not bright
- Soften, as lighting
- Not too smart
- Not well-lit
- Faint
- Vague
- Indistinct
- Obscure
- Like romantic lighting
- Rather stupid
- Crepuscular
- ___ sum: Chinese food tidbits
- Lower, as headlights
- Unlikely to happen
- Not very likely
- Not well lit
- Indefinite
- Lacking brightness
- Switch to low beam
- Lower the lights
- Not quite Mensa material
- Not very bright, really
- Empty-headed
- On the dark side
- Half-witted
- Not too sharp
- Slow on the uptake
- Avian leather source
- ___ sum: Chinese food tidbits
- Turn down the lights
- Not real smart
- Dark
- Lower the beam
- Not clear
- Not clear
- Hopeless
- Hard to read by, as light
- Lit just a bit
- A bit slow
- Murky
- Murky
- Lose brightness
- Lose brightness
- Underlit
- Badly lit
- Poorly lighted
- Ill-lit
- Badly illuminated
- Needing light
- Nebulous
- See 1-Across
- Vaguely viewed
- Poorly illuminated
- Gloomy
- A few clowns short of a circus
- Cloudy
- Reduce in intensity
- Hazy
- Blurry
- Like a very low-watt bulb
- Lacking in brightness
- Shady
- Clouded
- Lackluster
- 10-watt, say
- lll-lighted
- Lusterless
- Somewhat dark
- Kind of wit or view
- Hardly bright
- Hardly lit
- Not so smart
- Sharp as a bowling ball
- Lacking luster
- Rather unlikely
- Subdued, as shades
- Not so bright
- Like a faint light
- Like distant stars
- Not at all sharp
- Thickheaded
- Fairly dark
- Turn down a little, as lights
- Caliginous
- Far from wise
- Not even close to bright
- Opposite of bright
- Not bright, as a light
- Lose luster
- Dampen, as a headlight
- Like a low-wattage bulb
- Muted, as lights
- A little thick
- Dull
- Faintly lit
- Lit poorly
- Not bright, as a lightbulb
- Not bright, as a bulb
- Not the sharpest knife in the drawer
- Dull, as a light
- Not brightly lit
- Like a rocker on tour too long, perhaps
- Slow-witted Dada song?
- Lights during Barry White listening session
- Soul Asylum "Let Your ___ Light Shine"
- Donna Summer "___ All the Lights"
- What the lights do before the band comes out
- Shadowy figures
- Diagram having no place, being very faint
- Dopey given short change in America
- One may take such a view of poor lighting
- Dull girl pursued by Mike
- Having insufficient lighting is stupid
- Having a bit of an impediment, not strong
- Faintly visible numerals
- Barely discernible number between 500 and 1000
- Barely visible Roman numerals
- Faint figures
- None too brainy
- A few bricks shy of a load
- Dusky
- Like a low-watt bulb
- Far from sharp
- Throw some shade?
- Turn down, in a way
- Fade
- Stupid, miles behind inspector
- Not very bright light
- Short on watts
- Barely discernible Roman numerals
- Not bright at all
- Lacking bright ideas, I'm at a dead end
- The slow number I'm after
- Turn down low, as a light
- Turn down (lights)
- Lit a bit
- Low-lit
- Wearing dunce's hat, I'm a little bit slow
- Skeptical, as a view
- Like Steinbeck's Lenny
- Reduce in brightness
- Like 10-watt light bulbs
- Like low-watt bulbs
- Like the light at twilight
- Not sharp
- Like the dawn's early light
- Not the sharpest crayon in the box
- Hard to see
- ___-witted
- Sharp as a marble
- Imprecisely remembered
- Make faint, as lighting
- Not that bright
- Barely providing enough light
- Less than ten cents is not very clever
- Low, like lights
- Not brilliant at figures
- Lacking sufficient lighting
- Figure I'm not very bright
- To many, I'm not very clever
- Make lights less bright
- Like low lighting
- Obscure Roman numerals
- Barely perceptible, say
- Hard to see in
- Low-wattage
- Lower, like lights
- Grow faint
- Faint, as light
- Like light you can barely see in
- Lower
- ___ sum
- Bright's opposite
- ___ sum: bite-sized Chinese fare
- Like non-bright lights
- To make a girl a leader of men is not bright!
- Poorly lit light
- Like a candlelit room
- Sparsely lit
- Turn down?
- De-lighted?
- Rather thick
- Barely lit, as a dark room
- Like the lighting in many upscale restaurants
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - December 18, 2024
- USA Today - November 14, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 07, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 29, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - October 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 04, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 29, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 16, 2024
- USA Today - September 12, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 12, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 05, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 08, 2024
- Family Time - August 05, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 29, 2024
- Daily American - July 27, 2024
- Daily American - July 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 08, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 29, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 26, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 21, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - June 13, 2024
- New York Times - June 11, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 10, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 03, 2024
- Mirror Daily - May 31, 2024
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