divot

Definitions

1. A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.
   especially
2. A disruption in an otherwise smooth contour.
3. A drop in a graph between two linear portions (example)
4. The space between two pillows.

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Examples

“Usually her voice came over the wire as something fresh and cool, as if a divot from a green golf-links had come⟳ sailing in at the office window, but this morning it seemed harsh and dry.”

“Soon, thick dark tufts of hair began to spread⟳ across his scalp, hanging over his ears, a moor of unruly divots which he was first unable to tame and with time willingly cultivated.”

“In these coldest hours before dawn, from three until six, I take⟳ up my knife again and hack at the chockstone. I continue⟳ to make⟳ minimal but visible progress⟳ in the divot.”

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