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  • 101cloud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. haze (see cloudiness, obscurity); flight (see assemblage). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fog at a distance from the earth] Syn. haze, mist, rack, fogginess, haziness, film, puff, billow, frost, nebula,… …

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  • 102eclipse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. obscure, darken, cloud, hide, conceal; outshine, surpass, overshadow. See darkness, repute, concealment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. solar eclipse, eclipse of the sun, lunar eclipse, eclipse of the… …

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  • 103overshadow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. eclipse, show up (inf.). See superiority. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dominate] Syn. manage, tower above, rule; see command 2 , dominate , govern . 2. [To shade] Syn. shadow, dim, cloud; see shade 2 …

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  • 104bedim — be•dim [[t]bɪˈdɪm[/t]] v. t. dimmed, dim•ming. to make dim • Etymology: 1560–70 …

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  • 105blear — [[t]blɪər[/t]] v. t. 1) to make dim, as with tears or inflammation 2) (of the eyes) dim from tears 3) dim; indistinct 4) a blur; cloudiness; dimness • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME bleri, blere, of obscure orig. blear′ed•ness, n …

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  • 106Bedim — Be*dim (b[ e]*d[i^]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedimmed} (b[ e]*d[i^]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bedimming}.] To make dim; to obscure or darken. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 107Bedimmed — Bedim Be*dim (b[ e]*d[i^]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedimmed} (b[ e]*d[i^]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bedimming}.] To make dim; to obscure or darken. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 108Bedimming — Bedim Be*dim (b[ e]*d[i^]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedimmed} (b[ e]*d[i^]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bedimming}.] To make dim; to obscure or darken. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 109fog — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mist, smog, vapor, haze, cloud; uncertainty, obscurity. See cloudiness, moisture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Vapor near the earth] Syn. mist, haze, smog, exhalation, murk, cloud, nebula, film, steam, wisp …

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  • 110gloom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dejection, sadness, dole fulness, melancholy; shadow, shade, dimness, darkness, obscurity; pessimism. Ant., cheerfulness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Heavy shade] Syn. shadow, murk, dimness, dark; see… …

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