Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dim | No | Yes | Yes | No |
black | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
dim (noun) | black (noun) |
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black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) | |
(board games) the darker pieces | |
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) | |
total absence of light |
dim (adjective) | black (adjective) |
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made dim or less bright | being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light |
lacking in light; not bright or harsh | of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin |
offering little or no hope | marked by anger or resentment or hostility |
lacking clarity or distinctness | (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood |
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity | (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading |
extremely dark | |
soiled with dirt or soot | |
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | |
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable | |
offering little or no hope | |
distributed or sold illicitly | |
harshly ironic or sinister | |
(of coffee) without cream or sugar | |
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin |
dim (verb) | black (verb) |
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make dim or lusterless | make or become black |
become dim or lusterless | |
make dim by comparison or conceal | |
become vague or indistinct | |
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam |