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dent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | incision, prick, scratch, slit |
| Type of | impression, imprint, depression |
| Has types | score, scotch |
Examples of dent
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I think I might even kick a dent in one of the new all-aluminum, 22-pound doors.
From the latimes.com
It's not zero chemicals but it certainly makes a big dent in pesticide exposure.
From the henleystandard.co.uk
The cold winter put a dent in the population of South Florida's Burmese pythons.
From the kentucky.com
Dent Shllinglaw scored from two yards out with just 16 seconds left in the half.
From the tennessean.com
Bush said unilateral action by the United States, however, will not make a dent.
From the denverpost.com
For most, the $29,900 check from FEMA barely puts a dent in the repair estimate.
From the tennessean.com
It obviously had gone quite a distance to get there because it left a nice dent.
From the chron.com
The lower tax on groceries likely wouldn't make much of a dent in that increase.
From the al.com
Can they really make a dent in carbon output if Washington doesn't do something?
From the time.com
- An appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"
- Indent: make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"
- Incision: a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- An impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
- (dented) bent: of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders"
- Dent was a London manufacturer of luxury clocks and watches, founded by Edward John Dent. Dent began making watches in 1814, although it wasnu2019t until 1876 that the Dent triangular trade mark was registered. Perhaps the companyu2019s biggest coup is winning the contract to make the clock for the new palace of Westminster u2013 or Big Ben as itu2019s more commonly known.
- Dent is a small fell on the fringe of the English Lake District near the towns of Cleator Moor and Egremont. Sometimes known as Long Barrow, it is traditionally the first fell encountered by hikers following Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk. ...
- Dent is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, nestling in a narrow valley on the western slopes of the Pennines within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is about four miles (6 km) south-east of Sedbergh and about eight miles (13 km) north-east of Kirkby Lonsdale.
- Dented Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom and best known as the home to critically acclaimed hip-hop act Foreign Beggars and Focused Few.
