| dent | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. dent | an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening).; "it made a dent in my bank account" |
| ~ consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| n. (shape) | 2. dent, incision, prick, scratch, slit | a depression scratched or carved into a surface. |
| ~ imprint, impression, depression | a concavity in a surface produced by pressing.; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" |
| ~ scotch, score | a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally). |
| n. (attribute) | 3. dent, ding, gouge, nick | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow). |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| ~ dig | a small gouge (as in the cover of a book).; "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover" |
| v. (contact) | 4. dent, indent | make a depression into.; "The bicycle dented my car" |
| ~ twist, bend, deform, flex, turn | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form.; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| lump | | |
| n. (group) | 1. ball, chunk, clod, clump, glob, lump | a compact mass.; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" |
| ~ clot, coagulum | a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid. |
| ~ agglomeration | a jumbled collection or mass. |
| ~ gob | a lump of slimy stuff.; "a gob of phlegm" |
| ~ clew | a ball of yarn or cord or thread. |
| n. (state) | 2. lump, puffiness, swelling | an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement. |
| ~ spermatocele | a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa. |
| ~ symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease. |
| ~ enlargement | the state of being enlarged. |
| ~ bloat | swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas. |
| ~ bunion | a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe. |
| ~ dropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema | swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities. |
| ~ haematocele, haematocoele, hematocele, hematocoele | swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis). |
| ~ intumescence, intumescency | swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion). |
| ~ iridoncus | swelling of the iris of the eye. |
| ~ lymphogranuloma | swelling of a lymph node. |
| ~ oscheocele, oscheocoele | swelling of the scrotum. |
| ~ tumidity, tumidness | slight swelling of an organ or part. |
| n. (person) | 3. clod, gawk, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, lump, oaf, stumblebum | an awkward stupid person. |
| ~ clumsy person | a person with poor motor coordination. |
| n. (object) | 4. hunk, lump | a large piece of something without definite shape.; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal" |
| ~ nodule | (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment). |
| ~ nugget | a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth. |
| ~ part, piece | a portion of a natural object.; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" |
| v. (contact) | 5. chunk, lump | put together indiscriminately.; "lump together all the applicants" |
| ~ accumulate, collect, compile, amass, hoard, roll up, pile up | get or gather together.; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. chunk, collocate, lump | group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side. |
| ~ group | arrange into a group or groups.; "Can you group these shapes together?" |
| ding | | |
| n. (event) | 1. ding | a ringing sound. |
| ~ sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event.; "the sound awakened them" |
| v. (perception) | 2. ding, dingdong, dong | go `ding dong', like a bell. |
| ~ ring, peal | sound loudly and sonorously.; "the bells rang" |
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