Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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indentation | Yes | No | No | No |
indenture | Yes | No | Yes | No |
indentation (noun) | indenture (noun) |
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the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions | a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term |
the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line | formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt |
the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion | the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line |
a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) | a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) |
indentation (verb) | indenture (verb) |
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bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant |