nnoun.shapea slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surfaceSynset:crease crinkle furrow line seam
Examples:- his face has many lines
- ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
Derivationally Related Form:crinklywrinklecreasecrinklelinefurrow
Part Holonyms:cutis skin tegument
Hypernyms:depression impression imprint
Inherited Hypernyms:wrinkledepressionconcave shapesolidshapeattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:crow's feetcrow's footdermatoglyphicfrown lineheart linelaugh linelife linelifelineline of Saturnline of destinyline of fateline of heartline of lifelove linemensal line
Full Hyponyms:crow's footdermatoglyphicfrown lineline of fateline of heartline of life
nnoun.cognitiona minor difficultyExamples:- they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out
Hypernyms:difficulty
Inherited Hypernyms:wrinkledifficultycognitive factorcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitiona clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)Hypernyms:method
Inherited Hypernyms:wrinklemethodknow-howabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactgather or contract into wrinkles or folds; puckerSynset:purse
Derivationally Related Form:wrinkle
Hypernyms:contract
Inherited Hypernyms:pursecontractshrinkdecreasechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s
vverb.contactmake wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; 'crisp' is archaicDomain Usage:archaicismarchaism
Synset:crease crinkle crisp ruckle scrunch scrunch up
Examples:- The dress got wrinkled
- crease the paper like this to make a crane
Derivationally Related Form:crinklewrinklecrease
Hypernyms:fold fold up turn up
Inherited Hypernyms:wrinklefoldchange surfacechange
Direct Hyponyms:cocklecrumpleknitpuckerruckruck uprumple
Full Troponyms:pucker
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something | They --- the sheets (apply to: crinkle, scrunch up, wrinkle, crease, scrunch)
vverb.contactmake wrinkled or creasedSynset:crease furrow
Derivationally Related Form:wrinklefurrowcrease
Hypernyms:fold fold up turn up
Inherited Hypernyms:furrowfoldchange surfacechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome wrinkled or crumpled or creasedSynset:crease crinkle crumple rumple
Examples:- This fabric won't wrinkle
Derivationally Related Form:crinklewrinklecrease
Hypernyms:fold fold up
Inherited Hypernyms:rumplefoldchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | These fabrics --- easily (apply to: crumple, crinkle, wrinkle, crease, rumple) | The sheets didn't --- (apply to: crumple, crinkle, wrinkle, crease, rumple)