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Definition of "dimple" [dim•ple]
- A small natural indentation in the flesh on a part of the human body, especially in the cheek or on the chin. (noun)
- A slight depression or indentation in a surface. (noun)
- To form dimples by smiling. (verb-intransitive)
- To produce dimples in. (verb-transitive)
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Use "dimple" in a sentence
- "KITCHEN: At most, as best you tell, there may be what we call a dimple?"
- "Yesterday I had the skin frozen and now the dimple is larger, the size of a pencil eraser."
- "On Grand this deformation will take the form of a concave window - what Diller calls a "dimple" - overlooking the avenue and framing a large conference room."