nnoun.shapea slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surfaceSynset:crease furrow line seam wrinkle
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
vverb.contactmake wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; 'crisp' is archaicDomain Usage:archaicismarchaism
Synset:crease crisp ruckle scrunch scrunch up wrinkle
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.changebecome wrinkled or crumpled or creasedSynset:crease crumple rumple wrinkle
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)