The meaning of Indented

verb

Cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription.

Usage examples:

The wood was carved with runes

verb

To make something by cutting into esp. wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc.

Usage examples:

[ t ] this totem pole is carved from a single tree trunk., [ i/t ] would you like me to carve (the …

verb

State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

Usage examples:

The prime minister claimed that he was concerned about third world debt

noun

An assertion that something is true.

Usage examples:

He was dogged by the claim that he had cia links

verb

To state that something is true or is a fact

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] ervin claims (that) he is bankrupt., if no one claims the money, i can keep it.…

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

verb

Stamp (a design) into the surface of an object so that it is indented.

Usage examples:

You could deboss the team name on the inner side of the bracelet

noun

An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.

Usage examples:

A series of demands for far-reaching reforms

verb

Ask authoritatively or brusquely.

Usage examples:

‘where is she?’ he demanded

verb

To ask for forcefully, in a way that shows that refusal is not expected and will not be accepted

Usage examples:

[ t ] the library demanded $5 for each book returned late., [ + to infinitive ] i demand to see the…

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

noun

A small, hollow mark in the surface of something caused by pressure or being hit

Usage examples:

She ran into my car and put a dent in it., i dented the table with my hammer.

verb

Cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.

Usage examples:

My name was engraved on the ring

verb

To cut a picture or design, or letters into the surface of a hard substance such as metal, wood, or stone

Usage examples:

The 2000-year-old ivories are intricately carved and engraved with scenes of palace life.

noun

A long, narrow trench made in the ground by a plough, especially for planting seeds or irrigation.

Usage examples:

Regular furrows in a ploughed field

verb

Make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something).

Usage examples:

Gorges furrowing the deep-sea floor

noun

A long, narrow cut or fold in the surface of something

Usage examples:

The plow sped along the furrow, turning over the earth., he tried to smooth the furrow out of his j…

noun

A long, deep cut or wound.

Usage examples:

A bad gash in one leg became infected

verb

Make a long, deep cut in.

Usage examples:

The jagged edges gashed their fingers

noun

Rubbish or waste.

Usage examples:

The gash bucket

verb

Make (a groove, hole, or indentation) with or as with a sharp tool or blade.

Usage examples:

The channel had been gouged out by the ebbing water

noun

A chisel with a concave blade, used in carpentry, sculpture, and surgery.

Usage examples:

A chisel, two gouges, jewelers' shears, and the plane blade were made in sheffield.

verb

An impression in a surface, as made by a blow

noun

A long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material.

Usage examples:

And that is why we are having a very hard look at the grooves on club-faces right now.

verb

Make a groove or grooves in.

Usage examples:

Deep lines grooved her face

noun

A long, narrow, hollow space cut into a surface

Usage examples:

The window slides along a groove in the frame.

verb

Mark or decorate (an object or surface) with a cut or cuts.

Usage examples:

A button incised with a skull

verb

To cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool

Usage examples:

The design is incised into a metal plate., a shield incised with celtic symbols

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

noun

A small cut or notch.

Usage examples:

A small nick on his wrist

verb

Make a nick or nicks in.

Usage examples:

He had nicked himself while shaving

verb

Go quickly or surreptitiously.

Usage examples:

They nicked across the road

noun

An indentation or incision on an edge or surface.

Usage examples:

There was a notch in the end of the arrow for the bowstring

verb

Make notches in.

Usage examples:

He notched the stick at each end

noun

A v-shaped cut in a hard surface

Usage examples:

The stick has two notches, one at each end.

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

adjective

Of a colour intermediate between red and white, as of coral or salmon.

Usage examples:

Bright pink lipstick

noun

Pink colour, pigment, or material.

Usage examples:

Soft pastel shades of pink and blue

verb

Become pink.

Usage examples:

Cheryl's cheeks pinked with sudden excitement

phrasal verb

To make an official request to have or do something

Usage examples:

Over 50 firms have put in for the building contract.

noun

An act of asking politely or formally for something.

Usage examples:

A request for information

verb

Politely or formally ask for.

Usage examples:

He received the information he had requested

noun

An act of asking for something, or the thing asked for

Usage examples:

[ c ] the library gets a lot of requests for books about new babies., [ u ] an application will be …

noun

An official order laying claim to the use of property or materials.

Usage examples:

I had to make various requisitions for staff and accommodation

verb

Demand the use or supply of (something) by official order.

Usage examples:

The government had assumed powers to requisition cereal products at fixed prices

noun

A formal or official request for something needed

Usage examples:

[ c ] the staff made a requisition for new desks., the army requisitioned all the trucks in the reg…

noun

An edible bivalve mollusc with a ribbed fan-shaped shell. scallops swim by rapidly opening and closing the shell valves.

Usage examples:

Remove the scallops from their shells by gently scraping and prising them away with a blunt knife, …

verb

Another term for escalope.

noun

A sea creature with two joined, flat, round shells, or the thick, round muscle of this animal eaten as food

noun

The number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual.

Usage examples:

The final score was 4–3 to royston

verb

Gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game.

Usage examples:

Mccartney scored a fine goal

verb

A number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest

verb

Score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object.

Usage examples:

The car's paintwork was battered and scratched

noun

A mark or wound made by scratching.

Usage examples:

The scratches on her arm were throbbing

adjective

Assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality.

Usage examples:

City were fielding a scratch squad

adjective

Serrated.

Usage examples:

Leaves with serrate margins

noun

A long, narrow cut or opening.

Usage examples:

Make a slit in the stem under a bud

verb

Make a long, narrow cut in.

Usage examples:

Give me the truth or i will slit your throat

verb

Cut a small notch or incision in (something).

Usage examples:

The stem can be carefully snicked to allow the bud to swell

noun

A small notch or cut.

Usage examples:

He had several shaving snicks

verb

In sports, especially cricket, to hit the ball off the edge of the bat

Usage examples:

Carlton snicked the ball low and fast to lynch's right., the umpire couldn't hear the snick and, to…