Indent

  • 21indent — Etymologically, English has two separate words indent, although they have converged to a considerable extent over the centuries (particularly in the virtually shared derivative indentation). The one meaning ‘(make) a hole or depression’ [14] is… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 22indent — [[t]ɪnde̱nt[/t]] indents, indenting, indented VERB When you indent a line of writing, you start it further away from the edge of the paper than all the other lines. [V n] ...if you don t indent the second line …

    English dictionary

  • 23indent — I. verb (t) /ɪnˈdɛnt / (say in dent) 1. to form deep recesses in: the sea indents the coast. 2. to set in or back from the margin, as the first line of a paragraph. 3. to sever (a document drawn up in duplicate) along an irregular line as a means …

  • 24indent — noun / ɪndent/ 1. an order placed by an importer for goods from overseas ● They put in an indent for a new stock of soap. 2. a line of typing which starts several spaces from the left hand margin ■ verb /ɪn dent/ ♦ to indent for something to put… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 25indent — I indent, noun A certificate or indented certificate issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution for the principal or interest of the public debt II indent, verb To cut in a serrated or wavy line. In old… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 26indent — I indent, noun A certificate or indented certificate issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution for the principal or interest of the public debt II indent, verb To cut in a serrated or wavy line. In old… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 27indent — Etymologically, English has two separate words indent, although they have converged to a considerable extent over the centuries (particularly in the virtually shared derivative indentation). The one meaning ‘(make) a hole or depression’ [14] is… …

    Word origins

  • 28indent — indent1 indenter, indentor, n. v. /in dent /; n. /in dent, in dent /, v.t. 1. to form deep recesses in: The sea indents the coast. 2. to set in or back from the margin, as the first line of a paragraph. 3. to sever (a document drawn up in… …

    Universalium

  • 29indent — 1. noun a) A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch. b) A stamp; an impression. 2. verb a) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper. The Polanders indented with Henry,… …

    Wiktionary

  • 30indent — in|dent1 [ ın dent ] verb transitive 1. ) to start a line of writing or printing farther from the edge of the page than the other lines 2. ) to make a hole or mark in the surface of something ╾ in|dent|ed / In dentEd / adjective indent in|dent 2… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English