| VERB | contact | dent, indent | make a depression into |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | phenomenon | dent | an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) |
| shape | dent, incision, scratch, prick, slit | a depression scratched or carved into a surface | |
| attribute | dent, ding, gouge, nick | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow / blow) |
| Sounds | deh'nt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... | |
| Meaning | An appreciable consequence (especially a lessening). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it made a dent in my bank account" | |
| Broader | consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot | A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
| Spanish | bajón, mella | |
| Meaning | A depression scratched or carved into a surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | incision, scratch, prick, slit | |
| Narrower | score, scotch | A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) |
| Broader | depression, impression, imprint | A concavity in a surface produced by pressing |
| Spanish | arañazo, incisión, mella, muesca | |
| Catalan | incissió, rascada | |
| Verbs | dent | make a depression into |
| Meaning | An impression in a surface (as made by a blow / blow). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | ding, gouge, nick | |
| Narrower | dig | A small gouge (as in the cover of a book) |
| Broader | blemish, defect, mar | A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
| Spanish | corte, muesca | |
| Catalan | mossa, osca, tall | |
| Verbs | dent | make a depression into |
| Meaning | make a depression into. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The bicycle dented my car" | |
| Synonym | indent | |
| Entails | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
| Broader | flex, bend, deform, twist, turn | Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form |
| Spanish | abollar, mellar | |
| Catalan | abonyegar, descantellar, escantellar, nyaufar, oscar | |
| Nouns | dent | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow / blow) |
| dent | a depression scratched or carved into a surface | |
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