Definition of notch

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Notch (v. t.) To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick..

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Dandelion :: Dandelion (n.) A well-known plant of the genus Taraxacum (T. officinale, formerly called T. Dens-leonis and Leontodos Taraxacum) bearing large, yellow, compound flowers, and deeply notched leaves..
Intercondyloid :: Intercondyloid (a.) Between condyles; as, the intercondylar fossa or notch of the femur..
Comb :: Comb (n.) The notched scale of a wire micrometer.
Bevilled :: Bevilled (a.) Notched with an angle like that inclosed by a carpenter's bevel; -- said of a partition line of a shield.
Hawk :: Hawk (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk..
Ward :: Ward (n.) A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it..
Joggle :: "Joggle (n.) A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping; sometimes, but incorrectly, applied to a separate piece fitted into two adjacent stones, or the like..
Godroon :: Godroon (n.) An ornament produced by notching or carving a rounded molding.
Notch :: Notch (v. t.) To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick..
Emargination :: Emargination (n.) The act of notching or indenting the margin, or the state of being so notched; also, a notch or shallow sinus in a margin..
Jagged :: "Jagged (a.) Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks..
Notching :: Notching (n.) The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.
Ragguled :: Ragguled (a.) Notched in regular diagonal breaks; -- said of a line, or a bearing having such an edge..
Nick :: Nick (n.) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution..
Indented :: Indented (a.) Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface..
Gimp :: Gimp (v. t.) To notch; to indent; to jag.
Cog :: Cog (n.) A kind of tenon on the end of a joist, received into a notch in a bearing timber, and resting flush with its upper surface..
Score :: Score (n.) A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account..
Crenelate :: Crenelate (v. t.) To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf..
Alligator :: Alligator (n.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America..
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