| NOUN | substance | dimple, dimpled chad, pregnant chad | a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached |
|---|---|---|---|
| shape | dimple | any slight depression in a surface | |
| body | dimple | a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin | |
| VERB | change | dimple | mark with, or as if with, dimples |
| body | dimple | produce dimples while smiling |
| Sounds | dih'mpahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | dimpled chad, pregnant chad | |
| Broader | chad | A small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape |
| Meaning | Any slight depression in a surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball" | |
| Broader | depression, impression, imprint | A concavity in a surface produced by pressing |
| Spanish | hoyuelo | |
| Verbs | dimple | mark with, or as if with, dimples |
| Meaning | A small natural hollow in the cheek or chin. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled" | |
| Broader | depression, impression, imprint | A concavity in a surface produced by pressing |
| Spanish | hoyuelo | |
| Catalan | clotet | |
| Verbs | dimple | produce dimples while smiling |
| Meaning | mark with, or as if with, dimples. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "drops dimpled the smooth stream" | |
| Broader | mark | make or leave a mark on |
| Catalan | arrissar | |
| Nouns | dimple | any slight depression in a surface |
| Meaning | produce dimples while smiling. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The child dimpled up to the adults" | |
| Broader | smile | change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure |
| Catalan | clotet | |
| Nouns | dimple | a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin |
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