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divet

/ˈdaɪvɪt/

Meanings
noun
A small depression or indentation.

Examples :

"The golf ball landed in a divet."
sport

Related Words

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depression noun

/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/ /dəˈpɹɛʃ(ə)n/

In psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.

"Sarah's depression made it hard to enjoy her usual school activities and look forward to the future. "

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landed verb

/ˈlændɪd/

To descend to a surface, especially from the air.

"The plane is about to land."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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ball noun

/bɔːl/ /bɑl/

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

"a ball of spittle; a fecal ball"

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indentation noun

/ɪnˌdɛnˈteɪʃən/

The act of indenting or state of being indented.

"The teacher asked us to use proper indentation when writing the code to make it easier to read. "

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golf noun

/ɡɒlf/ /ɡɑlf/

A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.

"My uncle enjoys playing golf on weekends. "