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dim⋅ple

  [dim-puhl] noun, verb, -pled, -pling.
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–noun
1. a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, esp. one formed in the cheek in smiling.
2. any similar slight depression.
–verb (used with object)
3. to mark with or as if with dimples; produce dimples in: A smile dimpled her face.
4. Metalworking.
a. to dent (a metal sheet) so as to permit use of bolts or rivets with countersunk heads.
b. to mark (a metal object) with a drill point as a guide for further drilling.
–verb (used without object)
5. to form or show dimples.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME dimpel, OE *dympel; c. G Tümpel pool

Related forms:
dimply, adjective
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dim·ple   (dĭm'pəl)   
n.  

  1. A small natural indentation in the flesh on a part of the human body, especially in the cheek or on the chin.

  2. A slight depression or indentation in a surface.

v.   dim·pled, dim·pling, dim·ples

v.   intr.
To form dimples by smiling.
v.   tr.
To produce dimples in.

[Middle English dimpel.]
dim'ply adj.
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Word Origin & History

dimple 
c.1400, probably existed in O.E. as a word meaning "pothole," perhaps ult. from P.Gmc. *dumpilaz, which has yielded words in other languages meaning "small pit, little pool."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1dim·ple
Pronunciation: 'dim-p&l
Function: noun
: a slight natural indentation or hollow in the surface of some part of thehuman body (as on a cheek or the chin)

Main Entry: 2dimple
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: dim·pled; dim·pling /-p(&-)li[ng]/
transitive senses
: to mark with dimples dimple intransitive senses
: to exhibit or form dimples
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

dimple dim·ple (dĭm'pəl)
n.

  1. A small natural indentation in the chin, cheek, or sacral region, probably due to some developmental fault in the subcutaneous connective tissue or in underlying bone.

  2. A depression of similar appearance resulting from trauma or the contraction of scar tissue.

dim'ple v.

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