dimple

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A small depression or indentation in a surface.
2. Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.
3. A small depression, made with a punch on a metal object, as a guide for further drilling.

Verb

1. To create a dimple in.
2. To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.
3. To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.

Sinonieme

dent

cavity

hollow

hole

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dimpled chad

pregnant chad

navel

dint

dot

excavation

fissure

fossa

gap

indentation

nest

nick

opening

pit

pitting

pothole

punctuate

recess

saddle

scoop

socket

stud

microvesicle

depression

burrow

cleft chin

cave

cheek

chequer

chip

chuckhole

cranny

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈdɪmpəl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: dympull

Verwante met Old High German: tumphilo

Verwante met Duits: Tümpel

Verwante met Old English: dyppan

In summary

From Middle English dympull, likely from Proto-Germanic *dumpila- (“sink-hole, dimple”), from Proto-Germanic *dumpa- (“hole, hollow, pit”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”), equivalent to dialectal dump (“deep hole or pool”) + -le (diminutive suffix).
Akin to Old High German tumphilo (“pool”) (whence German Tümpel) and Old English dyppan (“to dip”).