English words starting with dent

Meanings of Dent:

noun

A slight hollow in a hard even surface made by a blow or pressure.

Usage examples:

There was a hideous dent in the front passenger door

verb

Mark with a dent.

Usage examples:

He hit a concrete bollard, denting the wing

Meanings of Dental:

adjective

Relating to the teeth.

Usage examples:

Dental health

noun

(of a consonant) pronounced with the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth (as th ) or the alveolar ridge (as n, d, t ).

Meanings of Dentalia:

noun

Another term for tusk shell.

Usage examples:

Dentalium shells are ideal for use with beadwork because they're lightweight and easy to work with

Meanings of Dentalise:

verb

Pronounce (a consonant) with the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge.

Usage examples:

We normally dentalize the stop /d/ in words like ‘width’

Meanings of Dentalised:

verb

Pronounce (a consonant) with the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge.

Usage examples:

We normally dentalize the stop /d/ in words like ‘width’

Meanings of Dentalising:

verb

Pronounce (a consonant) with the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge.

Usage examples:

We normally dentalize the stop /d/ in words like ‘width’

Meanings of Dentalium:

noun

Another term for tusk shell.

Usage examples:

Dentalium shells are ideal for use with beadwork because they're lightweight and easy to work with

Meanings of Dentalize:

verb

Pronounce (a consonant) with the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge.

Usage examples:

We normally dentalize the stop /d/ in words like ‘width’

Meanings of Dentalized:

verb

Pronounce (a consonant) with the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge.

Usage examples:

We normally dentalize the stop /d/ in words like ‘width’

Meanings of Dentalizing:

verb

Pronounce (a consonant) with the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge.

Usage examples:

We normally dentalize the stop /d/ in words like ‘width’

Meanings of Dentals:

noun

A dental consonant.

Usage examples:

Dentals are primarily distinguished from sounds in which contact is made with the tongue and the gu…

adjective

Relating to the teeth.

Usage examples:

Dental health

Meanings of Dentaries:

noun

The anterior bone of the lower jaw which bears the teeth. in mammals it forms the whole of the lower jaw (or mandible).

Usage examples:

Associated remains found with this skeleton consist of acid - etched vertebrae and a fragmentary de…

Meanings of Dentary:

noun

The anterior bone of the lower jaw which bears the teeth. in mammals it forms the whole of the lower jaw (or mandible).

Usage examples:

Associated remains found with this skeleton consist of acid - etched vertebrae and a fragmentary de…

Meanings of Dentate:

adjective

Having a toothlike or serrated edge.

Usage examples:

Of all 25 brain regions examined, the one that showed the strongest evidence of playing a role dire…

Meanings of Dented:

verb

Mark with a dent.

Usage examples:

He hit a concrete bollard, denting the wing

noun

A slight hollow in a hard even surface made by a blow or pressure.

Usage examples:

There was a hideous dent in the front passenger door

Meanings of Dentelle:

noun

Ornamental tooling used in bookbinding, resembling lace edging.

Usage examples:

Dentelle borders

Meanings of Dentex:

noun

A sea bream of the genus dentex, especially d. dentex of the mediterranean and the north african atlantic coast.

Usage examples:

Like majorca, the sea around menorca abounds with shoaling barracuda, amberjack, dentex and dolphins.

Meanings of Denticle:

noun

A small tooth or toothlike projection.

Usage examples:

Near the base of the teeth, the denticles are less strongly pointed, and may become rounded.

Meanings of Denticles:

noun

A small tooth or toothlike projection.

Usage examples:

Near the base of the teeth, the denticles are less strongly pointed, and may become rounded.

Meanings of Denticulate:

adjective

Having small teeth or toothlike projections; finely toothed.

Usage examples:

Both mesial and distal edges of the crowns are coarsely denticulate, with the denticles oriented at…

Meanings of Denticulation:

noun

The condition of having small teeth or toothlike projections.

Usage examples:

Lateral, posterior, and anterior processes are provided with fairly distinct denticulation

Meanings of Dentifrice:

noun

A paste or powder for cleaning the teeth.

Usage examples:

Here's a dentifrice with real action

Meanings of Dentifrices:

noun

A paste or powder for cleaning the teeth.

Usage examples:

Here's a dentifrice with real action

Meanings of Dentigerous:

noun

A cyst (= a small growth filled with liquid) that develops around the top of a tooth that has not yet grown through the gum

Meanings of Dentil:

noun

(in classical architecture) one of a number of small rectangular blocks resembling teeth, used as a decoration under the moulding of a cornice.

Usage examples:

A dentil frieze