dint
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dints, plural;
/dint/,
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dints, plural;
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Mark (a surface) with impressions or hollows
- - the metal was dull and dinted
Noun
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An impression or hollow in a surface
- - the soft dints at the top of a coconut
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A blow or stroke, typically one made with a weapon in fighting
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Force of attack; impact
- - I perceive you feel the dint of pity
Web Definitions:
- interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'
- Dinting is a district of Glossop in Derbyshire, England. It is a small village and has no shops; the nearest are in neighbouring Glossop or Hadfield. However, there is a small primary school, Dinting C of E, located near the viaduct. The village is served by Dinting railway station. ...
- A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight; Force, power; especially in by dint of; A dent; To dent