Usually means: Reduces light intensity; lessens brightness.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. dims: Merriam-Webster
  2. dims: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dims: Collins English Dictionary
  4. dims: Vocabulary.com
  5. Dim's, Dims, dims: Wordnik
  6. dims: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. dims: Wiktionary
  8. dims: Dictionary.com
  9. dims: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  10. DIMS: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. DIMS: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  12. dims: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. dims: Legal dictionary

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  1. dims: Encyclopedia

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  2. dims: Medical dictionary

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  1. DIMS: Acronym Finder
  2. dims: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. DIMS: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dim)

adjective:  Not bright or colorful.
adjective:  (colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.
adjective:  Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
adjective:  Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
noun:  (archaic) Dimness.
verb:  (transitive) To make something less bright.
verb:  (intransitive) To become darker.
verb:  To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct.
verb:  To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
verb:  (figurative) To diminish, dull, or curtail.
noun:  A male given name (from Bashkir Дим) .
adjective:  (music) Clipping of diminished. [lessened, reduced]
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