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41dent — n. 1) to make a dent in (he made a dent in the door; to make a dent in the backlog of work) 2) to hammer out, remove, straighten out a dent * * * [dent] remove straighten out a dent to hammer out to make a dent in (he made a dent in the door; to… …
42dent — 01. I [dented] my car while I was backing up in the parking lot. 02. How did you get that big [dent] in the front of your car? 03. Her son put a bunch of [dents] in their garage door by practising his tennis serves against it. 04. He got a big… …
43dent — dent1 [dent] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: dint] 1.) a hollow area in the surface of something, usually made by something hitting it dent in ▪ There was a large dent in the passenger door. 2.) a reduction in the amount of something dent in ▪ The… …
44dent — I UK [dent] / US noun [countable] Word forms dent : singular dent plural dents a place where a surface has been pushed or knocked inwards • make a dent in something II UK [dent] / US verb [transitive] Word forms dent : present tense I/you/we/they …
45dent. — 1. dental. 2. dentist. 3. dentistry. * * * abbrev 1. Dental 2. Dentist 3. Dentistry * * * dent1 «dehnt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a hollow made by a blow or pressure: »The boys threw rocks that made …
46dent — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for indenten to make dents in, indent Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make a dent in < dent a car s bumper > 2. to have a weakening effect on intransitive verb to form a dent by sinking inward ;… …
47dent — dent1 [ dent ] noun count a place where a surface has been pushed or knocked inward make a dent in something INFORMAL to reduce the amount of something dent dent 2 [ dent ] verb transitive 1. ) to make a dent in a surface: The impact had dented… …
48Dent — This unusual and interesting name is English. It has two possible origins. The first and most likely being a locational surname from either of the places called Dent in West Yorkshire and Cumberland. The places are recorded in circa 1200 as Denet …
49dent — [[t]de̱nt[/t]] dents, denting, dented 1) VERB If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it. [V n] A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the… …
50dent — I. /dɛnt / (say dent) noun 1. a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow; ding. –verb (t) 2. to make a dent in or on; indent. 3. to impress as a dent. –verb (i) 4. to sink in, making a dent. 5. to become indented. {Middle English dente;… …
