dimple
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈdɪmpəl/
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hoyuelo
- There was a small dimple in the middle of the dough that indicated it was ready to be baked.
- dimples on golf balls
- chads and dimples
- golf-ball dimples
And so if you flay that, so the dimples change size relative to the mass that has changed hands, all right.
- And so if you flay that, so the dimples change size relative to the mass that has changed hands, all right.
Examples
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The living room carpet still bears four dimples where the legs of a chair—now removed—once pressed.
Blog text (30) -
"There's a little dimple there"
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The depression is a dimple, like another navel.
Fiction book (1993) -
Look at that dimple.
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It left a small dimple that slowly sprang back to normal.
Fiction book (1990) -
The top is clean and a raking light shows that there are no creases, dimples, or other imperfections.
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The surface of the metal had a noticeable dimple from the impact of a small rock.
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The golf ball features hundreds of tiny dimples that help it fly further through the air.
Synonyms
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5.3
A small hollow in a surface, often on the skin
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1.0
A small hollow in a surface caused by a blow or pressure
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3.7
A small dent in a surface that cutting or hitting causes
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6.3
A small mark or dent on a surface used as a guide
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2.3
A small hollow in a flat surface
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7.5
A small hollow in a surface that can hold water
A small hollow in a surface made by a hit
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dimple originally meant a small 'dip' in any surface, like a little hollow in metal or sand. That's why a dimple can mean a small rounded hollow or dent on a surface, as you see in the tiny shapes on a golf ball.