dim vs dip

dim is not a noun while dip is a noun.

dim is an adjective but dip is not an adjective.

dim and dip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dim	No	Yes	Yes	No
dip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dim and dip are synonyms defined as:

dim and dip: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

dim (noun)	dip (noun)
	a brief swim in water
	a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
	a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
	a brief immersion
	tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
	a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
	(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
	a depression in an otherwise level surface

dim (adjective)	dip (adjective)
made dim or less bright
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
offering little or no hope
lacking clarity or distinctness
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

dim (verb)	dip (verb)
make dim or lusterless	stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
become dim or lusterless	go down momentarily
make dim by comparison or conceal	dip into a liquid while eating
become vague or indistinct	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam	plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
	immerse in a disinfectant solution
	scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
	place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
	dip into a liquid
	appear to move downward
	slope downwards
	lower briefly
	switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
	take a small amount from

Difference between dim and dip

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