| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To splatter.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To roll. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To flaunt. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To corrugate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To coif. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To curl or frizz. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To balance or poise. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To billow, ripple or wave.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Present participle conjugation of the verb dimple.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (dimple) | 1. Mark with, or as if with, dimples; "drops dimpled the smooth stream".[Wordnet]. 2. Produce dimples while smiling; "The child dimpled up to the adults".[Wordnet]. 3. To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.[Websters]. 4. To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: dimpling, dimpled, dimples, dimpler, dimplers, dimplingly and dimpledly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DIMPLING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1716. (references) |
Specialty Definition: dimple
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Noun] A small natural cavity or depression in the cheek or other part of the face.. | 2: [Verb] To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. And smiling eddies dimpled on the main.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| 19th Century Satire | A ripple in the gentle whirlpool of a pretty woman's smile. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. | ||
| Business | A key cut in a dimple key. (references) | ||
| Geography | Dimple is geographically located in Namibia. Its features include a farmstead (the buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm). Its geographic coordinates are 24.2 degrees South latitude and 18.283333 degrees East longitude. (references) | ||
| Metallurgy | Unintentional distortion caused by the impact of another component or object. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Sports & Leisure | Trous dans la balle de golf. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | Dimples are small facial kinks in between the corners of our mouths and edges of our cheeks. They aren't visible unless the mouth turns upwards (as in laughing). Some people have dimples on only one of their cheeks. Dimples are the expression of a dominant gene. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] A small depression in a surface. The accident created a dimple in the hood of the car. (references) | 2: [Noun] Specifically, a small depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth. You have very cute dimples. (references) | 3: [Verb] (intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling. The young girl dimpled in glee as she was handed a cupcake. (references) | 4: [Verb] (transitive) To create a dimple in. The hailstorm dimpled the roof of our car. (references) |
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Common Expressions: dimple
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Dimple Kapadia | Dimple Kapadia (born June 8, 1957) is an Indian film actress. She was discovered by Raj Kapoor, who introduced her in the movie Bobby at age 16, which co-starred Rishi Kapoor. She was married to Rajesh Khanna in 1974. Her daughters Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna are also Bollywood actresses. Kapadia won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in Rudaali. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: dimple
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Dimple for a shot pin | Mechanical Engineering | Any recess in a machine part which is engaged by a spring plunger in order to secure the part in position. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Dimple key | Business | A key whose cuts are drilled or milled into its blade surfaces. The cuts normally do not change the blade silhouette. (references) | |
| Fuchs dimple | Medicine | Transient, superficial, dimple-like excavation on the cornea near the limbus, occurring as a senile change or due to interference with, or obliteration of, limbal vessels as may follow episcleral inflammation or cataract surgery. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: dimple
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| DIMPLE | English | Deuterium Moderated Pile Low Energy | Nuclear Energy & Physics, Physics | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: dimple | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Dimple | 32 | Dimple | 32 | |
| Dimple Kapadia | 23 | Dimple (alternative meanings) | 2 | |
| One Dimple | 5 | Dimple Kapadia | 23 | |
| Sacral dimple | 4 | One Dimple | 5 | |
| Dimple (alternative meanings) | 2 | Sacral dimple | 4 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
