dent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Derived terms 3.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English dent, dente, dint "blow, strike, dent" from Old English dynt "blow, strike, the mark or noise of a blow" from Proto-Germanic *duntiz (“‘a blow’”). Akin to Old Norse dyntr "dint". More at dint.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (British, US) enPR: dĕnt, IPA: /dɛnt/, SAMPA: /dent/
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

[edit] Noun

dent (plural dents)

1. A shallow deformation in the surface of something produced by impact.

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[edit] Verb

to dent (third-person singular simple present dents, present participle denting, simple past and past participle dented)

1. (transitive) To impact something, producing a dent.
2. (intransitive) To develop a dent or dents.

   Copper is soft and dents easily.

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• Anagrams of dent
• tend

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

From Latin dente, the singular ablative of dēns.

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• IPA: [dén]
• (Valencia, Balerics) IPA: [dént]

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dent f. (plural dents)

1. (anatomy) tooth

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin dente, the singular ablative of dēns.

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• IPA: /dɑ̃/
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[edit] Noun

dent f. (plural dents)

1. tooth

[edit] Derived terms

• cure-dent
• dentaire
• dental
• dent-de-lion
• denté
• dentifrice
• dentiste
• dentition
• denture

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of dent
• tend