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  • 91dim bulb — n. Informal a slow witted person; dimwit dim bulb adj. * * * …

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  • 92dim-out — /dim owt /, n. 1. a reduction or concealment of night lighting in wartime to make the source less visible to an enemy from the air or sea. 2. a reduction of night lighting caused by a failure in an electric generating system or a reduction in its …

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  • 93dim sum — /dim sum /, Chinese Cookery. small dumplings, usually steamed or fried and filled with meat, seafood, vegetables, condiments, etc. [1965 70; < Chin dial. (Guangdong) dím sàm, equiv. to Chin dianxin (dian dot, speck + xin heart)] * * * …

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  • 94dim sum — [ ,dım sʌm ] noun uncount a CHINESE meal consisting of a variety of foods …

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  • 95dim sum — 1948, from Cantonese dim sam (Chinese dianxin) appetizer, said to mean lit. touch the heart …

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  • 96dim mak — dȉm mȁk m DEFINICIJA u akupunkturi svaka životno važna točka ljudskog tijela; pritiskom, udarcem na dim točke može se izazvati paraliza, prestanak disanja i smrt ETIMOLOGIJA kin. (kantonski) …

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  • 97dim-wit — dim wit·ted·ly; dim wit·ted·ness; …

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  • 98dim-out — dim′ out or dim′out n. a reduction or concealment of night lighting, esp. in wartime to be less visible to an enemy • Etymology: 1940–1945 …

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  • 99dim bulb — n. Informal a slow witted person; dimwit dim bulb adj …

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  • 100dim-out — /dim owt /, n. 1. a reduction or concealment of night lighting in wartime to make the source less visible to an enemy from the air or sea. 2. a reduction of night lighting caused by a failure in an electric generating system or a reduction in its …

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