wrinkle
v.
crease; become creased
wrinkle
Noun
1. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
(synonym) furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
(hypernym) depression, impression, imprint
(hyponym) crow's foot, crow's feet, laugh line
(part-holonym) skin, tegument, cutis
(derivation) furrow, crease
2. a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
(hypernym) difficulty
3. a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
(hypernym) method
Verb
1. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"
(synonym) purse
(hypernym) contract
(derivation) furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
2. make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"
(synonym) ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
(hypernym) fold, fold up, turn up
(hyponym) pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit
(derivation) furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
3. make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow"
(synonym) furrow, crease
(hypernym) fold, fold up, turn up
(derivation) furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
4. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"
(synonym) rumple, crumple, crease, crinkle
(hypernym) fold, fold up
(derivation) furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
Wrinkling
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Wrinkle
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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