blear
blur
bedimmed
dimly
indistinctly
dim
fog
blind
rebate
remit
dimmed
bedim
dimply
bedarken
decoct
break
wear off
coarsen
pale
dull
doze
murk
lessen
undimmed
bright
slur
indeterminant
melt away
mince
smallen
dimwittery
dozzle
dimming
reduce
fall off
confuse
quiet down
minorate
hebetate
obnubilate
obscure
abridge
subvisual
disedge
shorten
drop
obtund
blunt
undull
opacify
thin out
overclear
monodimetric
misty
taper
autodimerization
disincrease
sparsen
depressed
unbend
relax
mediumize
sandblind
subminimally
simpletonish
bedimple
opaquen
verecund
fuzzy
muzzy
damp
dimple
dampen
dead
bleary
foggy
blinden
hazy
deaden
tinsel
blurred
blurry
fall away
bedarkened
minimize
bedimmed
dim
dimmed
dimply
undimmed
bright
indeterminant
subvisual
monodimetric
misty
depressed
sandblind
simpletonish
verecund
fuzzy
muzzy
dead
bleary
foggy
hazy
blurred
blurry
bedarkened
dimly
indistinctly
subminimally
dimwittery
dimming
autodimerization
blear
blur
dim
fog
blind
rebate
remit
bedim
bedarken
decoct
break
wear off
coarsen
pale
dull
doze
murk
lessen
slur
melt away
mince
smallen
dozzle
reduce
fall off
confuse
quiet down
minorate
hebetate
obnubilate
obscure
abridge
disedge
shorten
drop
obtund
blunt
undull
opacify
thin out
overclear
taper
disincrease
sparsen
unbend
relax
mediumize
bedimple
opaquen
damp
dimple
dampen
blinden
deaden
tinsel
fall away
minimize
verb
- To make dim or obscure.
- To become dim or obscure.
- To become obscured in condensation or water.
- To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.
- To cover with or as if with fog.
- To obscure in condensation or water.
- To spoil (film) via exposure to light other than in the normal process of taking a photograph.
- To disperse insecticide into (a forest canopy) so as to collect organisms.
- To make confusing or obscure.
- To pasture cattle on the fog (of), or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from (a field).
- To become covered with or as if with fog.
- To become covered with the kind of grass called fog.
noun
- A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.
- A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.
- Distance fog.
- A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.
- A mist or film clouding a surface.
- Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season.
- A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud. (Compare mist, haze.)
- Moss.
verb
- To diminish or lessen something
- To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment
- To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
- To cut a rebate (or rabbet) in something
- To abate; to withdraw.
- Of a falcon: to return to the hand after bating; see bate².
noun
- An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
- A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
- The return of part of an amount already paid.
- The edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed.
- A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
- A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
- A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces (of wood etc) together; a rabbet.
adj
verb
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- terminate or end
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- render inoperable or ineffective
- ruin completely
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- move away or escape suddenly
- scatter or part
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- prevent completion
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- surpass in excellence
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- come into being
- stop operating or functioning
- interrupt a continued activity
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- lessen in force or effect
- be broken in
- come to an end
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- cause to give up a habit
- give up
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- happen or take place
- cause the failure or ruin of
- invalidate by judicial action
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- change directions suddenly
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- do a break dance
- exchange for smaller units of money
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- go to pieces
- break a piece from a whole
- become punctured or penetrated
- pierce or penetrate
- be released or become known; of news
- cease an action temporarily
- interrupt the flow of current in
- undergo breaking
- find a flaw in
- find the solution or key to
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- happen
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- fall sharply
- fracture a bone of
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
noun
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- the act of breaking something
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- the occurrence of breaking
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- a sudden dash
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an escape from jail
verb
- To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.
- To turn pale; to lose colour.
- To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.
- To become insignificant.
adj
- Feeble, faint.
- Light in color.
- Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).
noun
verb
- To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
- To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
- To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
- To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
adj
- Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
- Insensible; unfeeling.
- Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
- Sluggish, listless.
- Boring; not exciting or interesting.
- Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
- Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
- Cloudy, overcast.
- Heavy; lifeless; inert.
- Not clear, muffled.
adj
adj
- having strong or striking color
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- having lots of light either natural or artificial
- made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
- splendid
- clear and sharp and ringing
- characterized by happiness or gladness
- likely to turn out well in the future
adv
verb
verb
- To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.
- To effect mincingly.
- To cut into very small pieces; to chop finely.
- To make less; to make small.
- To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
- To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
- To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.
- To say or utter vaguely (not directly or frankly).
noun
noun
verb
- To stupify; to render dull or insensible.
- To use a dozzle in order to prevent shrinkage when casting in a mold.
noun
- the tobacco left at the bottom of a pipe and put on the top of the next fill: dottle; in a general sense, a plug or a cap to top something off.
- A device, originally a heated sleave of fire clay, variously used to introduce molten metal to counter the formation of hollows in metal castings as they shrink while the mould cools. Now commonly called hot top or feeder head
- the straw ornament on top of a haystack.
- a paste flower on top of a pie cover.
verb
- lessen and make more modest
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make less complex
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- be the essential element
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- make smaller
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- narrow or limit
- put down by force or intimidation
- undergo meiosis
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- take off weight
verb
verb
- To reduce; to make smaller.
- To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
- To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
- To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- To impart (something).
- To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
- To perform (rap music).
- Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- To drop out of the betting.
- To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
- Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
- To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
- To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
- To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- To fall into a particular condition or state.
- To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- To present the user with a more basic interface.
- To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- To enter a more basic interface.
- To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
- Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
noun
- A dropped pass.
- The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on An advantage.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trace, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
- An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
- A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- A single measure of whisky.
- A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
verb
adj
verb
noun
verb
- To make less extreme; to make medium in size or intensity.
- To finish by applying a medium.
- To transition into using a medium of exchange.
- To make into a spiritual medium; to imbue with spiritual energy.
- To make into or act as a medium of exchange.
- To act as a medium; to channel or speak for a spirit or noncorporal being.
- To act as an intermediary; to translate from one context to another.
adj
- Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
- Doomed; marked for death; as good as dead (literally or as a hyperbole).
- Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal; not live.
- Full and complete (usually applied to nouns involving lack of motion, sound, activity, or other signs of life).
- Constructed so as not to reflect or transmit sound; soundless; anechoic.
- Broken or inoperable.
- Not imparting motion or power by design.
- Not in play.
- Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
- Unable to emit power, being discharged (flat) or faulty.
- Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property.
- Tagged out.
- So hated or offensive as to be absolutely shunned, ignored or ostracized.
- Stationary; static; immobile or immovable.
- Without emotion; impassive.
- Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
- No longer living; (usually only when referring to people) deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
- Unproductive; fallow.
- Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).
- Indifferent to; having no obligation toward; no longer subject to or ruled by (sin, guilt, pleasure, etc).
- Devoid of living things; barren.
- No longer used or required.
- Exact; on the dot.
verb
- To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigour.
- To kill.
- To prevent by disabling; stop.
adv
noun
verb
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
- make vapid or deprive of spirit
- lessen the momentum or velocity of
- become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
- convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
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