CREASE

/kɹiːs/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 9

Definition

  1. verb make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface. — synonyms: wrinkle, ruckle, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch_up, crisp
  2. verb make wrinkled or creased. — synonyms: furrow, wrinkle
  3. verb scrape gently. — synonyms: graze, rake
  4. verb become wrinkled or crumpled or creased. — synonyms: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crinkle
  5. noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding. — synonyms: fold, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
  6. noun a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface. — synonyms: wrinkle, furrow, crinkle, seam, line
  7. noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade. — synonyms: kris, creese

Examples

  • “His pants had a nice sharp crease.”
  • “The bullet just creased his shoulder.”

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