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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dim•ple /ˈdɪmpəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -pled, -pling. n. [countable] - Anatomya small natural hollow on the surface of the human body, esp. one formed in the cheek in smiling.
v. [~ + object] - to mark with or as if with dimples;
produce dimples in:A smile dimpled her face. - Metallurgyto dent (a metal sheet) so as to permit use of special bolts or rivets.
dim•ply, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dim•ple (dim′pəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -pled, -pling. n. - Anatomya small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, esp. one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- any similar slight depression.
v.t. - to mark with or as if with dimples;
produce dimples in:A smile dimpled her face. - Metallurgy
- to dent (a metal sheet) so as to permit use of bolts or rivets with countersunk heads.
- to mark (a metal object) with a drill point as a guide for further drilling.
v.i. - to form or show dimples.
- 1350–1400; Middle English dimpel, Old English *dympel; cognate with German Tümpel pool
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dimple /ˈdɪmpəl/ n - a small natural dent or crease in the flesh, esp on the cheeks or chin
- any slight depression in a surface
vb - to make or become dimpled
- (intransitive) to produce dimples by smiling
Etymology: 13th Century dympull; compare Old English dyppan to dip, German Tümpel poolˈdimply adj |