chip β Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
depression β A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
scrape β to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
indentation β a cut, notch, or deep recess: various bays and indentations.
cavity β A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
crater β A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion.
crenel β any of a set of openings formed in the top of a wall or parapet and having slanting sides, as in a battlement
cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
dimple β a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
dint β force; power: By dint of hard work she became head of the company.
dip β to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
furrow β a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
hollow β having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
impression β a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
notch β an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
pit β the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
scallop β any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
score β the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
scratch β to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
trough β a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
corner β A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
niche β an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
alcove β An alcove is a small area of a room which is formed by one part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall.
ambush β If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
angle β An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
apse β a domed or vaulted semicircular or polygonal recess, esp at the east end of a church
bay β A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards.
break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
carrel β A carrel is a desk with low walls on three sides, at which a student can work in private, especially in a library.
cell β A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells.
closet β A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things.
cove β A cove is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards so that the sea is partly enclosed.
cranny β Crannies are very narrow openings or spaces in something.
crutch β A crutch is a stick whose top fits round or under the user's arm, which someone with an injured foot or leg uses to support their weight when walking.
crypt β A crypt is an underground room underneath a church or cathedral.
cubicle β A cubicle is a very small enclosed area, for example one where you can have a shower or change your clothes.
dent β If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
fork β an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
heart β Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
hole β an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
mouth β Anatomy, Zoology. the opening through which an animal or human takes in food. the cavity containing the structures used in mastication. the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
