dimple

noun · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

dimples

1.
A small depression or indentation in a surface.
The accident created a dimple in the hood of the car.
2.
Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.
You have very cute dimples.
3.
A small depression, made with a punch on a metal object, as a guide for further drilling.

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verb

V_es/s

dimples

V_ing/Gerund

dimpling

V_ed/pp

dimpled

1.
(transitive)To create a dimple in.
The hailstorm dimpled the roof of our car.
2.
(intransitive)To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.
The young girl dimpled in glee as she was handed a cupcake.
3.
To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.

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dentdepressionindentationindentmar

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bedimplechin dimpledimplementdimple of Venusdimpleplastydimply

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From Middle English dimpel,dimpil,dympull, from Old English *dympel (pit, depression), from *dumpil, from Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz (sink-hole, dimple), from Proto-Germanic *dumpaz (hole, hollow, pit), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (deep, hollow), equivalent to dialectal dump (deep hole, pool) + -le.