1. dandelion [dentdelyon < dent de lion, tooth of the lion < dens, dent-, tooth + de, of + lion, leo : so called from the outline of the leaves] : any several plants(genus Taraxacum) of the composite family, common lawn weeds with jagged leaves, often used as greens, and yellow flowers/ 민들레

• Johnny gives Annie a ring made from a dandelion and leaves her, promising he will come back alive.[소설 "Montana 625"의 내용]

2. dent¹ [dens : dental] : a toothlike projection as in a gearwheel, lock, etc.

3. dent² [ME., var. of dint]:
(vt) to make a dent in
(vi) to become dented
(n) 
① a slight hollow made in a surface by a blow or pressure/ 들어간 자국
- 이빨로 물어 뜯으면 움푹 들러간 자국이 남죠. 차량이 서로 살짝 접촉만 해도 dent가 생깁니다. 헌데 여기에 링크된 차량은 완전히 부서졌네요.
② an appreciable effect or impression, as by lessening

• Higher oil prices expected to make a dent in current-account surplus.

• For that matter, a country should not be too complacent when the Washington policy establishment and the international investment community heaps praise on it. Before the 1997-98 crisis, those Asian countries that subsequently suffered the worst financial crisis in their post-World War II history had been praised profusely for their impressive economic records by the IMF, the U.S. government and the international financial community. Barely two months before the crisis hit Korea, for example, the country was singled out for special praise as being different from other South Asian countries by senior IMF officials and others during the 1997 IMF-World Bank annual meetings held in Hong Kong. International credit rating agencies have done no better in this regard. In October 1997, Korea's credit rating was double-A minus (AA-) but scarcely two months later, its credit rating was downgraded by ten notches to single-B plus (B+). In fact, throughout the world's financial crises, both the international financial establishment and officialdom have proven to be as gullible as your next-door real estate speculator in their blindness to impending doom. The only difference between the two is that the former can often walk away with a mere dent in their reputation, while the latter usually end up broke and destitute.

4. dint [ME. < OE. dynt < IE.base *dhen-, to strike : SEE ding] : 
(n) 
① force, exertion : now chiefly in by dint of
② a dent
③ Archaic, a blow

(vt)
① to dent
② to drive in with force
　

5. ding [ME. dingen, to strike, beat] :
(n) the sound of a bell

(vi) 
① to make a sound like that of a bell; ring
② to speak repetitiously and tiresomely

(vt)
① to make a ring
② to repeat insistently or tiresomely; din 

6. ding-dong
(n) the sound of a bell struck repeatedly
(vi) to sound with a dingdong
(vt) to impress by repeating

7. din
(n) a loud, continuous noise; confused clamor or uproar
(vi) to make a din
(vt) 
① to beset with a din
② to repeat insistently or noisily
to din an idea into one's ears

8. dental :(adj) 
① of or for the teeth or dentistry
② Phonet. formed by placing the tip of the tongue against or the upper front teeth

• All Canadians have free access to health care, with the exception of dental services.  Most people over 65 and social aid recipients receive the majority of their prescription drugs free of charge.

9. dentate : (adj) having teeth or toothlike projections; toothed or notched
dentation : a quality or state of being dentate

10. denticle [denti-, tooth + -cle, a suffix meaning small] : a small tooth or toothlike projection

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