- a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- a noticeable effect, especially of reduction: to leave a dent in one's savings;a dent in one's pride.
- to make a dent in or on; indent: The impact dented the car's fender.
- to have the effect of reducing or slightly injuring: The caustic remark dented his ego.
- to show dents; become indented: Tin dents more easily than steel.
- to sink in, making a dent: Nails dent into metal.
- to cause a person to take heed; make an impression: The doctor told him to stop smoking, but it didn't make a dent.
- to show initial progress; pass an initial stage of (work, thought, solving a problem, etc.): I haven't even made a dent in this pile of work.
- a toothlike projection, as a tooth of a gearwheel.
- the space between two wires through which the warp ends are drawn in the reed of a loom.
- variant of denti- before a vowel: dentin.
- dental.
- dentist.
- dentistry.
- a hollow or dip in a surface, as one made by pressure or a blow
- an appreciable effect, esp of lessening
- to impress or be impressed with a dent or dents
- a toothlike protuberance, esp the tooth of a sprocket or gearwheel
- the space between two wires in a loom through which a warp thread is drawn
- dental
- dentistry
