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1. Dent
   The USS Dent was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. The USS Dent was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 i...
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2. Dent
   A type of maize having kernels that contain both soft and hard starch and thus become indented at maturity.
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3. dent
   The space between two wires in a COMB or REED through which a WARP strand passes.
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4. dent
   [n] - an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) 2. [n] - an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
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5. dent
   depression or hollow made by pressure,which usually has a weakening effect Category: Transport • unintentional distortion caused by the impact of another component or object Category: Iron and steel industries • to make a dent in or on (the car hood was dented in; dented his ...
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6. Dent
   Dent (dĕnt) noun [ A variant of Dint .] 1. A stroke; a blow. [ Obsolete] 'That dent of thunder.' Chaucer. 2. A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation. �...
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7. Dent
   Dent transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dented ; present participle & verbal noun Denting .] To make a dent upon; to indent. « The houses dented with bullets.» Macaulay.
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8. Dent
   Dent noun [ French, from Latin dens , dentis , tooth. See Tooth .] (Machinery) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc. Knight.
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9. dent
   1. <prefix> Relating to the teeth or dentition, dental. ... See: odonto-. ... Origin: L. Dens, tooth ... 2. A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation. 'A blow that would have made a dent in a pound of butter.' (De Quincey) ... Origin: A varian...
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10. dent
    ding noun an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
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11. dent
    noun an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); `it made a dent in my bank account`
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12. Dent
    • (n.) A stroke; a blow. • (n.) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc. • (v. t.) To make a dent upon; to indent. • (n.) A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation.
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13. dent
    
    • an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
    • a depression scratched or carved into a surface
    • an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
    
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14. dent
    weaken, lessen the value of something, usually by hitting
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15. Dent
    A depression made by pressure. Dent Examples
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16. Dent
    (fell) `Dent` is a small fell on the fringe of the English Lake District near the towns of Cleator Moor and Egremont. Sometimes known as Long Barrow, it is traditionally the first fell encountered by hikers following Wainwright`s Coast to Coast Walk. It slopes from the westerly point of the L...
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