dimple

A chad on a voting ballot that is bulging, but not pierced, by a voter's stylus.

Last updated: June 14, 2004.

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., -pled, -pling, -ples.

v.intr.
To form dimples by smiling.

v.tr.
To produce dimples in.

[Middle English dimpel.]

dimply dim'ply adj.

IN BRIEF: A small hollow.

The chubby baby had dimples on his cheeks and on his knees.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - smilehul, kløft, boble i glas, fordybning
v. intr. - danne smilehuller, danne fordybninger
v. tr. - danne smilehuller i, kruse

Nederlands (Dutch)
kuiltje (in kin of wang)

Français (French)
n. - fossette, ride (dans l'eau)
v. intr. - former des fossettes, se rider (l'eau)
v. tr. - rider (l'eau)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Grübchen
v. - Grübchen hervorrufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) γελασίνος, λακκάκι
v. - κάνω/σχηματίζω λακκάκια

Italiano (Italian)
fossetta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - covinha (f) (do rosto)
v. - fazer covinhas, ondular (água)

Русский (Russian)
ямочка (на щеке)

Español (Spanish)
n. - hoyuelo
v. intr. - formarse hoyuelos
v. tr. - rizar, formar hoyuelos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - smilgrop
v. - bilda gropar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
酒窝, 涟漪, 现酒窝, 起涟漪, 使起涟漪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 酒窩, 漣漪
v. intr. - 現酒窩, 起漣漪
v. tr. - 使起漣漪

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보조개, 잔물결
v. intr. - 보조개를 짓다
v. tr. - 옴폭해지다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - えくぼ, さざなみ, 小さなくぼみ
v. - …にえくぼをつくる, …にくぼみをつくる, えくぼを見せる, さざなみを起こす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) النقرة في الذقن, الغمازة في الخد (فعل) يعلم بغمازات, يظهر أو يشكل غمازات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גומת-חן‬
v. intr. - ‮נוצרו גומות‬
v. tr. - ‮יצר גומות‬

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