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wrinkle

/ wrinkle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
Type of:
method
noun Sense 2
a minor difficulty
"they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
Type of:
difficulty
noun Sense 3
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
"his face has many lines"
"ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
Type of:
depression impression imprint
Kinds of:
crow's foot crow's feet laugh line dermatoglyphic frown line
Has parts:
skin tegument cutis
Derived:
line rumple crumple crease crinkle
verb Sense 4
make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface
"The dress got wrinkled"
Type of:
fold fold up turn up
Kinds of:
pucker rumple cockle crumple knit
Derived:
furrow crease crinkle seam line
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
make wrinkled or creased
"furrow one''s brow"
Type of:
fold fold up turn up
Derived:
furrow crease crinkle seam line
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
"purse ones''s lips"
Type of:
contract
Derived:
furrow crease crinkle seam line
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
"This fabric won''t wrinkle"
Type of:
fold fold up
Derived:
furrow crease crinkle seam line
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
52
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

method difficulty depression impression imprint crow's foot crow's feet laugh line dermatoglyphic frown line fold fold up