Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dimple

3 senses of dimple

Sense 1
dimpled chad, pregnant chad, dimple -- (a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached)
       => chad -- (a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape)

Sense 2
dimple -- (any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball")
       => depression, impression, imprint -- (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud")

Sense 3
dimple -- (a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled")
       => depression, impression, imprint -- (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dimple

2 senses of dimple

Sense 1
dimple -- (mark with, or as if with, dimples; "drops dimpled the smooth stream")
       => mark -- (make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads")

Sense 2
dimple -- (produce dimples while smiling; "The child dimpled up to the adults")
       => smile -- (change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure)