Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dent | Yes | No | Yes | No |
indent | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dent (noun) | indent (noun) |
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an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) | an order for goods to be exported or imported |
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) | the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line |
a depression scratched or carved into a surface |
dent (verb) | indent (verb) |
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make a depression into | bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant |
make a depression into | |
cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication | |
notch the edge of or make jagged | |
set in from the margin |