Associations to the word «Dint»

Wiktionary

DINT, noun. (obsolete) A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
DINT, noun. Force, power; especially in by dint of.
DINT, noun. The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.
DINT, verb. To dent

Dictionary definition

DINT, noun. Interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley