NOUN | substance | dimple, dimpled chad, pregnant chad | a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached |
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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 | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | A chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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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