"dimes" in the noun sense

1. dime

a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar

2. dime bag, dime

street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars

"dimes" in the verb sense

1. dim, dip

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

2. dim

become dim or lusterless

"the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

3. dim

make dim or lusterless

"Time had dimmed the silver"

4. blind, dim

make dim by comparison or conceal

5. blur, dim, slur

become vague or indistinct

"The distinction between the two theories blurred"

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