notch
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(noun) a small cut |
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Synonyms: nick, snick |
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Related Words: cut, cutting |
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(verb) notch a surface to record something |
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Related Words: enter, put down, record |
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(verb) cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope" |
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Related Words: incise, indent, mark, nock, score |
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(noun) a V-shaped indentation; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver" |
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Related Words: indentation, indenture, serration, thumb index |
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(noun) the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" |
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Synonyms: mountain pass, pass |
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Related Words: Cumberland Gap, col, defile, gap, gorge, location, saddle, saddleback |
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(noun) a depression scratched or carved into a surface |
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Synonyms: dent, incision, prick, scratch, slit |
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Related Words: depression, impression, imprint, score |
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