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11Dent — (d[e^]nt), n. [A variant of {Dint}.] 1. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.] That dent of thunder. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation. [1913 Webster] A blow that would have… …
12dent — [dent] noun [C] I a place where a surface has been pushed or knocked inwards II verb [T] dent [dent] to make a dent in a surface …
13dent — dent1 [dent] n. [ME, var. of DINT] 1. a slight hollow made in a surface by a blow or pressure 2. an appreciable effect, often a lessening or adverse effect vt. to make a dent in vi. to become dented dent2 [dent] n …
14Dent — Dent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denting}.] To make a dent upon; to indent. [1913 Webster] The houses dented with bullets. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …
15Dent, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 192 Housing Units (2000): 80 Land area (2000): 0.383236 sq. miles (0.992576 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.001482 sq. miles (0.003838 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.384718 sq. miles (0.996414 sq. km) FIPS… …
16Dent, OH — U.S. Census Designated Place in Ohio Population (2000): 7612 Housing Units (2000): 3369 Land area (2000): 6.005988 sq. miles (15.555438 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.005988 sq. miles… …
17Dent — Dent, n. [F., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth. See {Tooth}.] (Mach.) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc. Knight. [1913 Webster] …
18Dent [2] — Dent (spr. Dang), Grafschaft im Staate Missouri (Nordamerika), von den Quelleuflüssen des[847] Marame River u. kleinen Nebenflüssen des Current River durchflossen; Boden hügelig u. fruchtbar; nach Frederik Dent, einem der ersten Ansiedler in… …
19Dent — [dã; französisch »Zahn«] die, / s, in den französischen sprachigen Alpen Name scharfkantiger, zahnförmiger Berggipfel, z. B. in den Walliser Alpen die Dents du Midi (3 257 m über dem Meeresspiegel) und die Dent Blanche (4 357 m über dem… …
20dent — [n] depression, scrape, chip cavity, concavity, crater, crenel, cut, dimple, dint, dip, embrasure, furrow, hollow, impression, incision, indentation, nick, notch, pit, scallop, score, scratch, sink, trough; concept 580 Ant. bulge dent [v] chip,… …
