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dome
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
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fossa, pit
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
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corner, niche, recess, recession
a small concavity
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bowl, trough
a concave shape with an open top
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pocket, scoop
a hollow concave shape made by removing something
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depression, impression, imprint
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
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cup
any cup-shaped concavity
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indentation, indenture
a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
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notch
a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
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glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa
the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
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glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa
a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
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epigastric fossa, pit of the stomach
a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)
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dimple
a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin
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pharyngeal recess
a small recess in the wall of the pharynx
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channel, groove
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
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dimple
any slight depression in a surface
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dip
a depression in an otherwise level surface
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dent, incision, prick, scratch, slit
a depression scratched or carved into a surface
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notch
a V-shaped indentation
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droop, sag
a shape that sags
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crease, crinkle, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
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chap, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure
a long narrow depression in a surface
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cleft
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
