dimple
dimple Lexical Profile
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• noun
A small natural hollow or indentation in the flesh on a part of the human body, especially in the cheek when smiling or on the chin.
"A deep dimple appeared in her left cheek whenever she laughed."
A slight depression or shallow indentation on any surface, such as on a golf ball, a sheet of metal, or the surface of moving water.
"The hundreds of tiny dimples on a golf ball reduce aerodynamic drag and help it fly farther."
• verb
To form or mark with small hollows, indentations, or ripples.
"Falling raindrops began to dimple the glassy surface of the pond."
To show or develop dimples, such as when smiling or when a surface is disturbed.
"His cheeks dimpled warmly as he greeted his old friends."
• Rhymes for dimple
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English dympull, of Germanic origin and related to Old English dūfan ('to dive, sink') and Middle High German tümpfel ('deep pool'), originally referring to any small hollow or dip in the ground.