Dent

Meaning of Dent

noun
  1. A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
    The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car.
  2. A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
  3. (by extension) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
    That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet.
verb
  1. To impact something, producing a dent.
  2. To develop a dent or dents.
    Copper is soft and dents easily.
noun
  1. A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
  2. A slot or a wire in a reed

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Hyphenation of Dent

Dent

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • Dent is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Dent synonyms

Meaning incision:

incision, scratch, prick, slit

Meaning ding:

ding, gouge, nick

Meaning indent:

indent

Anagrams of Dent

detn, tend

Words that rhyme with Dent

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