Definition of "dimple"

dimple

/ˈdɪmpəl/

noun
plural dimples
1. A small depression or indentation in a surface.
  Quotations
  The garden pool's dark surface […] breaks into dimples small and bright.
  1815, William Wordsworth, The White Doe of Rylstone; or, The Fate of the Nortons
2. Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.
verb
third-person singular simple present dimples, present participle dimpling, simple past and past participle dimpled
1. (transitive) To create a dimple in.
2. (intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.
3. To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.
  Quotations
  And smiling eddies dimpled o'er the main.
  1668, John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, M. DC. LXVI. […], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], (please specify the stanza number)