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left a small dint in the car's fender
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In George Lucas’s universe, Novogratz would presumably play the role of resident Yoda by dint of age and stature.
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Osborn said the Century Plaza will surpass the Century in luxuriousness by dint of being newer and adding two extra amenities: a game room and private lockers in the fitness area.
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There was a hole in the ceiling and a dint on a red car.
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While there are other active South Philly theater troupes, like 11th Hour and Theatre Exile, Raw Street stands out by dint of its home base.
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London Breed is the acting mayor, by dint of her role as president of the Board of Supervisors, the city’s governing body.
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The kingdom positions itself as a leader in the wider Muslim world by dint of its custodianship of Islam’s two holiest sites in Mecca and Medina.
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Unfortunately, lots and lots of Trump backers will believe this stuff solely by dint of the fact that Trump tweeted it.
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By dint of compassion, cussedness and innovation — like training ordinary villagers to act as community health visitors — the two would go on to build clinics and create programs that could be imitated worldwide.
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Origin and Etymology of dint
Middle English, from Old English dynt; akin to Old Norse dyntr noise
dint Synonyms
Synonyms
cavity, concavity, dent, depression, hole, hollow, indentation, indenture, pit, recess;
Antonyms
bulge, convexity, jut, projection, protrusion, protuberance;
Related Words
burrow, cave, cavern, ditch, excavation, furrow, groove, gutter, trench, trough;
alcove, cleft, niche, nook, opening, recess, socket;
alveolus, dimple, gouge, impression, imprint, notch, pocket;
borehole, chuckhole, crater, posthole, pothole, sinkhole, wallow, water hole, well;
Definition of dint
First Known Use of dint
1597
DINT Defined for Kids
noun
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Definition of dint for Students
: the force or power of something
—used in the phrase by dint of
- They succeeded by dint of hard work.
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