[{"word":"dents","phonetic":"/dɛnts/","phonetics":[{"text":"/dɛnts/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/dents.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=100528634","license":{"name":"BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car."},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To impact something, producing a dent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To develop a dent or dents.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Copper is soft and dents easily."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A slot or a wire in a reed","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dent","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dents"]}]