[{"Bold_text": "abbreviation for", "List Items": ["(in prescriptions) one-half."]}, {"Bold_text": "abbreviation for", "List Items": ["dimension.", "diminish.", "diminuendo.", "diminutive."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light:a dim room; a dim flashlight.", "not seen clearly or in detail; indistinct:a dim object in the distance.", "not clear to the mind; vague:a dim idea.Synonyms: unclear , hazy , fuzzy , indistinct , indefinite , faint", "not brilliant; dull in luster:a dim color.", "not clear or distinct to the senses; faint:a dim sound.", "not seeing clearly:eyes dim with tears.", "tending to be unfavorable; not likely to happen, succeed, be favorable, etc.:a dim chance of winning.", "not understanding clearly.", "rather stupid; dim-witted."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make dim or dimmer.Synonyms: cloud , darken", "to switch (the headlights of a vehicle) from the high to the low beam."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to become or grow dim or dimmer.Synonyms: fade , dull"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["(in wartime) to reduce the night illumination of (a city, ship, etc.) to make it less visible from the air or sea, as a protection from enemy aircraft or ships."]}]