Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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indent | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dent | Yes | No | Yes | No |
indent (noun) | dent (noun) |
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an order for goods to be exported or imported | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) |
the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line | an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) |
a depression scratched or carved into a surface |
indent (verb) | dent (verb) |
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bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant | make a depression into |
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 |