crease
noun /kriːs/
/kriːs/
- an untidy line that is made in cloth or paper when it is pressed or folded without care
- She smoothed the creases out of her skirt.
- a shirt made of crease-resistant material
Extra Examples- She smoothed the creases from the tablecloth.
- There were a lot of creases in her skirt.
- He ironed out the creases in his shirt.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- have
- iron out
- remove
- …
- crease in
- a neat line that you make in something, for example when you fold paper or iron clothes
enlarge image- trousers with a sharp crease in the legs
- Make a crease in the paper and then unfold it.
Extra Examples- My mother always irons creases into my trousers.
- a sharp crease in his trousers
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sharp
- crease in
- a line in the skin, especially on the face
- creases around the eyes
- She had lots of deep creases at the corners of her eyes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sharp
- crease in
- (in cricket) a white line on the ground near each wicket that marks the position of the bowler and the batsman
- at the crease He spent six hours at the crease (= he was batting) for six hours.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: probably a variant of crest.