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dent — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cog noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
  • flute noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
  • prong noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
  • sprocket noun A toothed wheel that meshes with a chain or perforated belt to drive it.
  • tine noun A pointed prong, such as one of the points of a fork or a comb tooth.
  • tooth noun A hard structure in the mouth used for biting and chewing.

Senses

dent is used for these senses in English:

  • cog A tooth on a gear.
  • flute A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape.
  • prong A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
  • sprocket (usually, in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.
  • tine A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.

cog — full definition

  1. noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
  2. noun An unimportant, replaceable part of a much bigger system, especially used of a person.

flute — full definition

  1. noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
  2. noun A tall, narrow glass used for drinking sparkling wine or champagne.
  3. noun A long groove cut into a surface, such as a column or drill bit.
  4. verb To play a flute, or produce a flute-like sound.

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