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| dim·ple [ dímp'l ] |
noun (plural dim·ples) |
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1. indented area in skin: a naturally occurring slightly indented area in the skin and flesh of the cheek, chin, or other part of the body
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2. indented surface area: an indented, hollowed, or depressed area in the surface of something
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verb (past and past participle dim·pled, present participle dim·pling, 3rd person present singular dim·ples) |
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1. transitive verb produce dimples in cheeks: to cause dimples to appear in the cheeks by smiling
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2. transitive and intransitive verb form dimple: to form a dimple or dimples in something, or have a dimple or dimples
  This mold dimples the surface of the golf ball.
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| [14th century. < assumed Old English dympel< Germanic] |
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| dim·ply adjective |
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