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dimple
[ dim-puhl ]
noun
- a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- any similar slight depression.
verb (used with object)
dimpled, dimpling.
- to mark with or as if with dimples; produce dimples in:
A smile dimpled her face.
- Metalworking.
- to dent (a metal sheet) so as to permit use of bolts or rivets with countersunk heads.
- to mark (a metal object) with a drill point as a guide for further drilling.
verb (used without object)
dimpled, dimpling.
- to form or show dimples.
dimple
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a small natural dent or crease in the flesh, esp on the cheeks or chin
- any slight depression in a surface
- a bubble or dent in glass
verb
- to make or become dimpled
- intr to produce dimples by smiling
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Derived Forms
- ˈ徱, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱p adjective
- ܲ·徱p adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dimple1
1350–1400; Middle English dimpel, Old English *dympel; cognate with German ü pool
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dimple1
C13 dympull; compare Old English dyppan to dip, German ü pool
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A bow-tied waiter appeared out of nowhere, his dark hair smoothed back to reveal soft brown eyes and an easy, dimpled smile.
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She laughed with a dimpled smile and was easy to talk to.
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When I met an Australian guy named Aaron out at a gay bar one night, it felt easy and light; we bantered well, and he had big dimples, and I was myself.
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Mr. Close, soft-spoken and warm with a dimpled smile, was raised in Collyweston, with family roots that go back 400 years here.
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Exactly how currents and sediments move over the dimpled surface of the Sur Pockmark Field is still unknown.
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