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wrinkle
noun
1 wrinkle
A slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface:
— Ironing gets rid of most wrinkles.
synonyms: crease, crinkle, furrow, line, seam.
Roget 258:
fold,
plicature†,
plait,
pleat,
ply,
crease;
tuck,
gather;
flexion,
flexure,
joint,
elbow,
double,
doubling,
duplicature†,
gather,
wrinkle,
rimple†,
crinkle,
crankle†,
crumple,
rumple,
rivel†,
ruck†,
ruffle,
dog's ear,
corrugation,
frounce†,
flounce,
lapel;
pucker,
crow's feet;
plication†.
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Dutch: rimpel, plooi, kreukel, vouw
Polish: zmarszczka
2 wrinkle
3 wrinkle
A clever method of doing something (especially something new and different).
verb
1 wrinkle
Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker.
synonym: purse.
2 wrinkle
Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic:
— The dress got wrinkled.
synonyms: crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up.
Roget 248:
be convoluted
etc.
adj.;
wind,
twine,
turn and twist,
twirl;
wave,
undulate,
meander;
inosculate†;
entwine,
intwine†;
twist,
coil,
roll;
wrinkle,
curl,
crisp,
twill;
frizzle;
crimp,
crape,
indent,
scollop†,
scallop,
wring,
intort†;
contort;
wreathe
etc.
(cross)
219.
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Dutch: fronsen, kreukelen, kreuken, plooien, rimpelen, verkreukelen, verkreuken
3 wrinkle
4 wrinkle
Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased:
— This fabric won't wrinkle.
synonyms: crease, crinkle, crumple, rumple.
Roget 258:
fold,
double,
plicate†,
plait,
crease,
wrinkle,
crinkle,
crankle†,
curl,
cockle up,
cocker,
rimple†,
rumple,
flute,
frizzle,
frounce†,
rivel†,
twill,
corrugate,
ruffle,
crimple†,
crumple,
pucker;
turn down,
double down,
down under;
tuck,
ruck†,
hem,
gather.
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Dutch: ineenfrommelen, verfrommelen
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