make a dent in something — make a dent in (something) British, American & Australian, American to reduce the amount or level of something. The roof repairs made quite a dent in our savings. Police efforts have hardly put a dent in the level of drug trafficking on the… … New idioms dictionary
make a dent in — (something) British, American & Australian, American to reduce the amount or level of something. The roof repairs made quite a dent in our savings. Police efforts have hardly put a dent in the level of drug trafficking on the streets. (often… … New idioms dictionary
dent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great (esp. BrE), huge, large ▪ real, serious, severe (esp. BrE), significant (all figurative) … Collocations dictionary
make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
dent. — 1. dental. 2. dentist. 3. dentistry. * * * abbrev 1. Dental 2. Dentist 3. Dentistry * * * dent1 «dehnt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a hollow made by a blow or pressure: »The boys threw rocks that made … Useful english dictionary
make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dent — [[t]de̱nt[/t]] dents, denting, dented 1) VERB If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it. [V n] A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the… … English dictionary
make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Gilda Dent — Superherobox no caption = character name = Gilda Dent publisher = DC Comics debut = Detective Comics #66 (August 1942) creators = Bob Kane, Bill Finger alter ego = full name = Gilda Grace Dent (née Gold) species = homeworld = alliances = aliases … Wikipedia
Edward John Dent — Born 19 August 1790 London Died 1853 Nationality United Kingdom … Wikipedia
