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Definitions for: Dimple
[n] a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
[n] any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"
[n] a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
[v] produce dimples while smiling; "The child dimpled up to the adults"
[v] mark with, or as if with, dimples; "drops dimpled the smooth stream"
Webster (1913) Definition: Dim"ple, n. [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.]
To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little
inequalities.
And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. --Dryden.
Dim"ple, v. t.
To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions. --Shak.
Synonyms: dimpled chad, pregnant chad
See Also: chad, depression, depression, impression, impression, imprint, imprint, mark, smile
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