dimple
fissure
cranny
chap
crevice
cuppy
crack
indentation
pit
diaglyphic
scratch
slit
prick
incision
dent
dip
foveolate
despondency
fossulate
fossa
impression
low
hollow
slant
hole
dimplement
crinkle
crease
subtrapeziform
furrow
line
pseudomeatus
scrobiculate
seam
wrinkle
groin
foveate
pore
furrowed
rugged
basin
freckle
scrobiculus
umbilication
crater
blues
subumbel
fovea
hemic
cubby
periphery
reactive depression
foveole
introcession
exogenous depression
slough
calicle
saccule
membranule
bed
sacculus
semienclosed
bottom
microdepression
incavation
umbilicate
underneath
microspace
discomfort
soreness
patina
irritation
cavity
trance
foraminiferous
semiperipheral
border
mat
curtained
manifestation
phlegmatical
sweatball
obtundent
lacuna
phlegmatic
subsucculent
niggling
matelassé
coating
aperture
bedaze
pigeonhole
cubbyhole
coat
give someone the creeps
cuppy
diaglyphic
foveolate
fossulate
subtrapeziform
scrobiculate
foveate
furrowed
rugged
hemic
semienclosed
umbilicate
foraminiferous
semiperipheral
curtained
phlegmatical
phlegmatic
subsucculent
matelassé
dimple
fissure
cranny
chap
crevice
crack
indentation
pit
scratch
slit
prick
incision
dent
dip
despondency
fossa
impression
low
hollow
slant
hole
dimplement
crinkle
crease
furrow
line
pseudomeatus
seam
wrinkle
groin
pore
freckle
scrobiculus
umbilication
crater
blues
subumbel
fovea
cubby
periphery
reactive depression
foveole
introcession
exogenous depression
slough
calicle
saccule
membranule
bed
sacculus
bottom
microdepression
incavation
underneath
microspace
discomfort
soreness
patina
irritation
cavity
trance
border
mat
manifestation
sweatball
obtundent
lacuna
niggling
coating
aperture
pigeonhole
cubbyhole
coat
basin
bedaze
give someone the creeps
noun
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- a long narrow cleft
- a narrow opening
- a sudden sharp noise
- a chance to do something
- witty remark
- a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- a usually brief attempt
- the act of cracking something
verb
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- make a very sharp explosive sound
- make a sharp sound
- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- pass through (a barrier)
- break partially but keep its integrity
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- tell spontaneously
- cause to become cracked
- reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat
adj
noun
- A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
- The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
- The act of indenting or state of being indented.
- A measure of the distance from the flush line.
- A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.
- A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.
noun
- A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
- A mine.
- A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
- The bottom part of something.
- Armpit.
- A mosh pit.
- Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
- An undesirable location, especially an unclean one.
- A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
- A bed.
- A luggage hold.
- A shell in a drupe containing a seed.
- A hole in the ground.
- The emergency department.
- The core of an implosion nuclear weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
- A pit bull terrier.
- A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
- An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
- Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
- A trading pit.
- The center of the line.
- Only used in the pits.
- The grave, underworld or Hell.
- The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
- An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
verb
noun
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- informal terms for money
- a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- dry mash for poultry
- a harsh noise made by scraping
- poor handwriting
- (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
- an indication of damage
verb
- cause friction
- cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- gather (money or other resources) together over time
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
noun
- a depression in an otherwise level surface
- a brief immersion
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- a brief swim in water
- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
verb
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- dip into a liquid while eating
- go down momentarily
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- take a small amount from
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- lower briefly
- appear to move downward
- slope downwards
- dip into a liquid
- place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
- immerse in a disinfectant solution
- plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
- scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
noun
- The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
- set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etc.
- The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.
- An online advertising performance metric representing an instance where an ad is shown once.
- A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
- An outward appearance.
- A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.
- An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
- The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
- The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
verb
noun
- An area of low pressure; a depression.
- The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- A flame; fire; blaze.
- A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
- The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- Barrow, mound, tumulus.
adv
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- In a time approaching our own.
- In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
- Close to the ground.
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
adj
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Dead. (Compare lay low.)
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- Below the batter's knees.
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Low-cut.
- Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
- Being near the equator.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Simple in complexity or development.
- Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
verb
noun
- A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
- A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
- A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
- A point of view, an angle.
- A look, a glance.
- An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
- A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.
- A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
- A sloped surface or line.
- A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
- A slope; an incline, inclination.
- A sloping surface in a culture medium.
- Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
- An oblique movement or course.
adj
verb
noun
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a telephone connection
- acting in conformity
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a short personal letter
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
verb
noun
noun
- Any large, roughly circular depression or hole.
- The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.
- A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
- The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.
verb
noun
- A feeling of sadness or depression.
- Any of various blue pills sold on the street, mimicking the appearance of prescription pain killer tablets but often laced with fentanyl that leads to overdose deaths (see opioid epidemic).
- One's particular life experience, particularly including the hardships one has faced.
- New South Wales.
- Manchester City FC.
- A musical form, African-American in origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale.
- Carlton Football Club.
- A musical composition following blues forms.
- Everton FC.
- The negative emotional state produced by a particular action, occupation, experience or idea.
- A uniform made principally of a blue fabric, and especially a full dress uniform thus colored.
- Chelsea FC.
- Birmingham City FC.
noun
- A state of depression.
- A small pond, often alkaline, many but not all formed by glacial potholes.
- Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
- A muddy or marshy area.
- A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees.
- The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
- A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide.
verb
noun
- a depression forming the ground under a body of water
- a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
- a plot of ground in which plants are growing
- (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
- a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
- single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
- the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.
- a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
verb
adj
noun
noun
- A gloss or superficial layer.
- The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.
- A green colour, tinted with grey, like that of bronze patina.
- A paten, flat type of dish.
adj
noun
- an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
- the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
- a sudden outburst of anger
- (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
- the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- the act of troubling or annoying someone
noun
- A dazed or unconscious condition.
- A tedious journey.
- A state of awareness, concentration, or focus that filters experience and information (for example, a state of meditation or possession by some being).
- A state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention; particularly one induced by hypnosis.
verb
noun
- The outer edge of something.
- A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
- A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
- border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
- The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
- A decorative strip around the edge of something.
verb
noun
- A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
- A floor pad to protect athletes.
- A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
- A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
- A material or component needed for a crafting recipe.
- A thickly tangled mess.
- An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
- A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
verb
noun
- This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying.
- A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration and/or to prevent people from accidentally walking into it.
- The act or process of becoming manifest.
- The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing.
- The symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.
noun
- A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
- Any gap, break, hole, or lack in a set of things; something missing.
- A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language.
- An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar.
- A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.
- A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
noun
- A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.
- The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.
- A hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system.
- The (typically) large-diameter antenna used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency energy containing the data used in communication satellites, especially in the geostationary belt. For a comsat, this is typically a large reflective dish antenna; sometimes called an array.
- The maximum angle between the two generatrices.
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