The Clue
Puts on the low beam (4 letter answer)
The Answer
DIMS
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Notes
The answer DIMS is uncommon, appearing about once every 500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Darkens
Fades
Lowers
Obscures
Opacates
Grows faint
Loses brightness
Loses sharpness
Lowers, as the lights
Lowers, in a way
Makes indistinct
Parking lights
Turns down
Makes less bright
Switches to low beam
Turns down, in a way
Definition
DIM as a verb:
1. (dim, dip) = switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
2. (darken, dim) = become or make darker; "The screen darkened"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"
3. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
4. make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
5. (blind, dim) = make dim by comparison or conceal
6. (blur, dim, slur) = become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"