Noun: dimple dim-pul
- A small natural hollow in the cheek or chin
"His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
- Any slight depression in a surface
"there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"
- A chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
"The ballot controversy centred on whether dimples should be counted as votes";
- dimpled chad, pregnant chad
- Produce dimples while smiling
"The child dimpled up to the adults"
- Mark with, or as if with, dimples
"drops dimpled the smooth stream"
Derived forms: dimpled, dimples, dimpling
Type of: chad, depression, impression, imprint, mark, smile
Encyclopedia: Dimple, Derbyshire