dintnoun
uk/dɪnt/us/dɪnt/dint noun (BECAUSE OF)
by dint of sth formal
as a result of something:
She got what she wanted by dint of pleading and threatening.
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Linguistics: connecting words which introduce a cause or reason
- at
- because of
- behalf
- cause 1
- cos
- courtesy
- fear
- for
- from
- herein
- necessarily
- on sb's account idiom
- order
- right
- sake 1
- thanks
- through
- what with idiom
- with
- with a view to doing sth idiom
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dint noun (MARK)
[ C ] a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by pressure or by being hit
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Holes, hollows and dips
- aperture
- cleft
- cranny
- dent
- depression
- dimple
- dip
- donga
- eyehole
- intake
- orifice
- perforation
- pinhole
- pit
- porosity
- porous
- puncture
- riddled
- tear 1
- wormhole
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