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The correct spelling is dent.
How to pronounce dent
/dɛnt/
nounIPA: /dɛnt/
Say it like: Den-t
The correct spelling is dent. A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact. For example: "The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car."
Usage Examples
“The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car.”
“That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet.”
“Copper is soft and dents easily.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
- 2.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.
- 3.(by extension) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
- 4.A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
- 5.A slot or a wire in a reed
verb
- 1.To impact something, producing a dent.
- 2.To develop a dent or dents.
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