Meaning of DIMPLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'dimpul
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- [n] a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
- [n] any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"
- [n] a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
- [v] produce dimples while smiling; "The child dimpled up to the adults"
- [v] mark with, or as if with, dimples; "drops dimpled the smooth stream"
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| | Synonyms: | | dimpled chad, pregnant chad |
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| | See Also: | | chad, depression, depression, impression, impression, imprint, imprint, mark, smile | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dim"ple\, n. [Prob. a nasalized dim. of dip. See {Dip},
and cf. {Dimble}.]
1. A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface
of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin.
--Milton.
The dimple of her chin. --Prior.
2. A slight indentation on any surface.
The garden pool's dark surface . . . Breaks into
dimples small and bright. --Wordsworth.
\Dim"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Dimpling}.]
To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little
inequalities.
And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. --Dryden.
\Dim"ple\, v. t.
To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | alveolation, alveolus, cockle, dent, depress, dint, engrave, fret, furrow, gouge, honeycomb, impress, impression, imprint, indent, indentation, indention, indenture, notch, pit, pock, pockmark, press in, print, punch, punch in, recess, riffle, set back, set in, stamp, sunken part, tamp |
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