dimple
dim·ple / ˈdimpəl/ • n. a small depression in the flesh, either one that exists permanently or one that forms in the cheeks when one smiles. ∎ [often as adj.] a slight depression in the surface of something: a sheet of dimple foam.• v. [tr.] produce a dimple or dimples in the surface of (something): a sucking swirl dimpled the water. ∎ [intr.] form or show a dimple or dimples: the water ruffled and dimpled | [as adj.] (dimpled) a dimpled smile. DERIVATIVES: dim·ply / ˈdimp(ə)lē/ adj.
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