dents

Noun (1)

dent (plural dents)

1. A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
   • The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car.
2. (figuratively) A minor effect made upon something.
   • to make a dent
3. A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
4. (broadly, informal) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
   • That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet.

Noun (2)

dent (plural dents)

1. A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
2. A slot or a wire in a reed.
   • Centering for a weaving width of 15 7/15", sley 2 ends per dent in a 15-dent reed, or centering for a width of 15 5/10", sley 3 ends per dent in a 10-dent reed.2026, Shelby Moravec, “Flight of the Dragonflies Scarf”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 28

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