A minor impact or effect made upon something.
A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
A slot or a wire in a reed
A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
To impact something, producing a dent.
To develop a dent or dents.
The act of cutting into a substance.
A cut-back
A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.