indented [v. in-dent; n. in-dent, in-dent]
Main Entry:
indent [v. in-dent; n. in-dent, in-dent]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make a space; push in slightly
Synonyms: bash, cave in, cut, dent, depress, dint, hollow, jag, mark, nick, notch, pink, pit, rabbet, rut, scallop, score, serrate
Antonyms: flush
Main Entry: carve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cut carefully with sharp instrument
Synonyms: block out, chip, chisel, cleave, dissect, dissever, divide, engrave, etch, fashion, form, grave, hack, hew, incise, indent, insculpt, model, mold, mould, pattern, rough-hew, sculpt, shape, slash, slice, stipple, sunder, tool, trim, whittle
Main Entry: concave
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: curved, depressed
Synonyms: biconcave, cupped, dented, dimpled, dipped, excavated, hollow, hollowed, incurvate, incurvated, incurved, indented, round, rounded, sagging, scooped, sinking, sunken
Notes: convex (from Latin convexus 'arched, vaulted') refers to a surface that curves outward, concave (from Latin concavus 'hollow') to a surface that curves inward
Antonyms: convex, distended
Main Entry: curl
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bend, loop
Synonyms: buckle, coil, contort, convolute, corkscrew, crimp, crinkle, crisp, crook, curve, entwine, fold, form into ringlets, frizz, indent, kink, lap, meander, ringlet, ripple, roll, scallop, snake, spiral, swirl, turn, twine, twirl, twist, undulate, wave, wind, wreathe, writhe, zigzag
Antonyms: straighten
Main Entry: dent
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: chip, scrape, depress
Synonyms: dig, dimple, dint, furrow, gouge, hollow, imprint, indent, make concave, mark, nick, notch, perforate, pit, press in, push in, ridge, scratch
Antonyms: bulge
Main Entry: depressed
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: concave, pushed down
Synonyms: hollow, indented, recessed, set back, sunken
Antonyms: bulging, convex, pushed up, raised
Main Entry: hollow
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: empty, hollowed out
Synonyms: alveolate, arched, carved out, cavernous, cleft, concave, cup-shaped, cupped, curved, deep-set, depressed, dimpled, excavated, incurved, indented, infundibular, not solid, notched, pitted, striated, sunken, troughlike, unfilled, vacant, vaulted, void
Antonyms: convex, full, raised, solid
Main Entry: hollow
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: empty out; make concave
Synonyms: channel, chase, corrugate, dent, dig, dish, ditch, excavate, furrow, gorge, groove, indent, notch, pit, rabbet, remove, rut, scoop, shovel, trench
Antonyms: fill, make convex, raise
Main Entry: impress
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: press down to make design
Synonyms: carve, dent, emboss, engrave, etch, imprint, indent, inscribe, mark, print, stamp
Antonyms: take apart
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