make+dim
111mist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fog, haze, vapor, drizzle. See cloudiness, moisture. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. drizzle, spray, haze, fog, smog, vapor, cloud, film, gauze, fine rain, mizzle*; see also fog 1 , haze . Syn. mist applies… …
112overcast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cloudy, murky, shadowy, gloomy, dark, leaden. See cloudiness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cloudy, clouded, not clear, not fair; see dark 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. cloudy, foggy, murky,… …
113befog — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. obscure, blur, cloud; see confuse , shade 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make dim or indistinct: becloud, bedim, blear, blur, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow,… …
114bedim — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make dim or indistinct: becloud, befog, blear, blur, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shadow. See CLEAR …
115darken — [v] become shaded, unlit becloud, bedim, blacken, cloud over, cloud up, deepen, dim, eclipse, fog, gray, haze, make dim, murk, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade, shadow, tone down*; concept 469 Ant. brighten, illuminate, lighten,… …
116blear — adj. & v. archaic adj. 1 (of the eyes or the mind) dim, dull, filmy. 2 indistinct. v.tr. make dim or obscure; blur. Etymology: ME, of uncert. orig …
117mist´like´ — mist «mihst», noun, verb. –n. 1. a cloud of very fine drops of water in the air; fog; haze: »As the sun rose it burned off the clouds of low mist in the valleys. 2. U.S. a fine drizzle. 3. a cloud of very fine drops of any liquid in the air: »A… …
118mist´less — mist «mihst», noun, verb. –n. 1. a cloud of very fine drops of water in the air; fog; haze: »As the sun rose it burned off the clouds of low mist in the valleys. 2. U.S. a fine drizzle. 3. a cloud of very fine drops of any liquid in the air: »A… …
119blur — I. noun Etymology: perhaps akin to Middle English bleren to blear Date: 1519 1. a smear or stain that obscures 2. something vaguely or indistinctly perceived; especially something moving or occurring too quickly to be clearly perceived II. verb… …
120blot — blot1 blotless, adj. blottingly, adv. blotty, adj. /blot/, n., v., blotted, blotting. n. 1. a spot or stain, esp. of ink on paper. 2. a blemish on a person s character or reputation: He had been haunted by a blot on his past. 3. Archaic. an… …
