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   dent

   /dɛnt/

   noun

   • 1. a slight hollow in a hard even surface made by a blow or pressure: "there was a hideous dent in the front passenger door" Similar indentationdintdimpledipdepressionhollowcraterpittroughrare:concavity
   • 2. a reduction in amount or size: "he has barely made a dent in the poverty rate" Similar reductiondepletiondeductioncutholeOpposite increase

   verb

   • 1. mark with a dent: "he hit a concrete bollard, denting the wing" Similar make a dent inmake an indentation indintindentmark
   • 2. have an adverse effect on; diminish: "this neither deterred him nor dented his enthusiasm" Similar diminishreducelessenshrinkweakenerodeunderminesapshakebreakcrushcrippledestroydamageimpairinformal:put the kibosh onOpposite increase

   Word Origin Middle English (designating a blow with a weapon): variant of dint.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

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