dint

¹dint

noun \ˈdint\

Definition of DINT

1

archaic : blow, stroke

2

: force, power

3

: ²dent

— by dint of

: by force of : because of <succeeded by dint of hard work>

Examples of DINT

1. <left a small dint in the car's fender>

Origin of DINT

Middle English, from Old English dynt; akin to Old Norse dyntr noise

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DINT

Synonyms: cavity, concavity, dent, depression, hole, hollow, indentation, indenture, pit, recess

Antonyms: bulge, camber, convexity, jut, projection, protrusion, protuberance

Related Words: burrow, cave, cavern, ditch, excavation, furrow, groove, gutter, trench, trough; basin, bowl, valley; alcove, cleft, niche, nook, opening, recess, socket; alveolus, dimple, gouge, impression, imprint, notch, pocket; borehole, chuckhole, crater, posthole, pothole, sinkhole, wallow, water hole, well; abyss, chasm, gulf, vacuity, vacuum, void

Near Antonyms: hill, mound, rise; bump, bunch, hump, lump, pimple, swell, swelling, tumor

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Rhymes with DINT

bint, flint, glint, hint, lint, mint, print, quint, skint, splint, sprint, squint, stint, suint, tint