verb Download 🔗Share To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth Examples : "to indent the edge of paper" mark appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be cut, notched, or dented. Examples : "The metal of the car was badly indented after the shopping cart hit it. " appearance mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress Examples : "indent a smooth surface with a hammer" mark action style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut the two halves of a document in duplicate, using a jagged or wavy line so that each party could demonstrate that their copy was part of the original whole. Examples : "The two contracts were indented, with matching wavy cuts along the bottom edge, so each company held a piece that proved the agreement was authentic. " law history writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To enter into a binding agreement by means of such documents; to formally commit (to doing something); to contract. Examples : "The company indented to provide health insurance for all employees after one year of service. " business law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engage (someone), originally by means of indented contracts. Examples : "to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant" business law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or lesser distance from the margin. See indentation, and indention. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin. Examples : "to indent the first line of a paragraph one em" writing computing language technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag. Examples : "The narrow mountain road indented sharply, making it hard to see around the curves. " way direction Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. Examples : "The construction company indented a large supply of lumber from the local supplier to finish building the new houses. " military government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface. Examples : "The saw blade was old and indented, making it difficult to cut straight. " appearance mark structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having an uneven, irregular border; sinuous; undulating. Examples : "a heavily indented coastline" appearance style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated. Examples : "an indented border or ordinary" part structure appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Notched along the margin with a different color, like the feathers of some birds. Examples : "The birdwatcher pointed out the hawk's indented wing feathers, which were edged with a striking white. " appearance biology animal bird nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading