DIMPLE

dimple

(noun) a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; “His dimple appeared whenever he smiled”

dimple

(noun) any slight depression in a surface; “there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball”

dimple

(verb) produce dimples while smiling; “The child dimpled up to the adults”

dimple

(verb) mark with, or as if with, dimples; “drops dimpled the smooth stream”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

dimple (plural dimples)

A small depression or indentation in a surface.

• William Wordsworth, The White Doe of Rylstone; or, The Fate of the Nortons

Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.

Synonyms

• (depression in a surface): dent

Verb

dimple (third-person singular simple present dimples, present participle dimpling, simple past and past participle dimpled)

(transitive) To create a dimple in.

(intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.

To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.

Synonyms

• (create a dimple in): dent, mar

Anagrams

• limped

Source: Wiktionary

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Dim"ple, n. Etym: [Prob. a nasalized dim. of dip. See Dip, and cf. Dimble.]

1. A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin. Milton. The dimple of her chin. Prior.

2. A slight indentation on any surface. The garden pool's dark surface . . . Breaks into dimples small and bright. Wordsworth.

Dim"ple, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dimpled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dimpling.]

Definition: To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. Dryden.

Dim"ple, v. t.

Definition: To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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