glim
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9.9
- noun
- /ɡlɪm/
- Archaic
:
luz tenue
- She held up a glim to search for her keys in the dark corner of the room.
Examples
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The hiker used a small glim to find his way along the narrow trail through the woods.
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Cross me and I'll pop out your glim.
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"When I get it open, I'll show a glim.
Fiction book (1990) -
Show us a glim, Toby.
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Barney, a glim.
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Look in my glims.
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In the dark of the night, the old lamp cast a warm glim that lit up the room.
Synonyms
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2.0
Soft light from a burning candle that makes a room feel warm
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2.5
A small lamp left on at night to give dim light in a room
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2.8
Light that comes from a lamp
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6.7
A soft dim glow when things are only partly seen, like at dawn or dusk
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3.3
Light from fire that people carry to see in the dark
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Glim was old slang for a lamp and is closely linked to the common word glimmer, which means 'a faint light'. Think of a tiny 'glow' or small lamp in the dark, and that helps you remember why glim means a faint light or lamp.