'Dent' definitions:
Definition of 'dent'
(from WordNet)
noun
An appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"
noun
noun
verb
Make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" [syn: indent, dent]
Definition of 'Dent'
From: GCIDE
- Dent \Dent\, n. [F., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth.] (Mach.) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dent'
From: GCIDE
- Dent \Dent\ (d[e^]nt), n. [A variant of Dint.]
- 1. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.] "That dent of thunder." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation. [1913 Webster]
- A blow that would have made a dent in a pound of butter. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dent'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'dent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alveolation,
- alveolus,
- baby tooth,
- bicuspid,
- boss,
- bucktooth,
- bump,
- canine,
- colophon,
- concavity,
- convexity,
- crown,
- cuspid,
- cutter,
- dactylogram,
- dactylograph,
- deciduous tooth,
- denticle,
- denticulation,
- dentil,
- dentition,
- depress,
- dimple,
- dint,
- dogtooth,
- embossment,
- engrave,
- excrescence,
- eyetooth,
- fang,
- fingerprint,
- footmark,
- footprint,
- footstep,
- fore tooth,
- fossil footprint,
- furrow,
- gagtooth,
- gang tooth,
- gold tooth,
- gouge,
- grinder,
- honeycomb,
- ichnite,
- ichnolite,
- impress,
- impression,
- imprint,
- incisor,
- indent,
- indentation,
- indention,
- indenture,
- lump,
- milk tooth,
- molar,
- notch,
- pad,
- paw print,
- pawmark,
- peg,
- permanent tooth,
- pimple,
- pit,
- pivot tooth,
- pock,
- pockmark,
- premolar,
- press in,
- print,
- pug,
- pugmark,
- punch,
- punch in,
- recess,
- scrivello,
- seal,
- set back,
- set in,
- sigil,
- signet,
- snag,
- snaggletooth,
- stamp,
- step,
- stud,
- sunken part,
- tamp,
- thumbmark,
- thumbprint,
- tooth,
- tush,
- tusk,
- vestige,
- wisdom tooth
Dent, OH -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Ohio
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Dent, OH -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Ohio
Population (2000) :
7612
Housing Units (2000) :
3369
Land area (2000) :
6.005988 sq. miles (15.555438 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.005988 sq. miles (15.555438 sq. km)
FIPS code :
21742
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
39.198598 N, 84.659747 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Dent, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Dent, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
192
Housing Units (2000) :
80
Land area (2000) :
0.383236 sq. miles (0.992576 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.001482 sq. miles (0.003838 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.384718 sq. miles (0.996414 sq. km)
FIPS code :
15724
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
46.554315 N, 95.718301 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
56528
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Dent -- U.S. County in Missouri
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Dent -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000) :
14927
Housing Units (2000) :
6994
Land area (2000) :
753.538638 sq. miles (1951.656029 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.973575 sq. miles (2.521547 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
754.512213 sq. miles (1954.177576 sq. km)
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
37.630171 N, 91.508318 W