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wrinkle

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wrinkle in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
    "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
    wrinkle  furrow  crease  crinkle  seam  line 
  2. a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
    wrinkle 
  3. a minor difficulty
    "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
    wrinkle 
verb
  1. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
    "This fabric won't wrinkle"
    rumple  crumple  wrinkle  crease  crinkle 
  2. make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
    "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
    wrinkle  ruckle  crease  crinkle  scrunch  scrunch up  crisp 
  3. make wrinkled or creased
    "furrow one's brow"
    furrow  wrinkle  crease 
  4. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
    "purse ones's lips"
    purse  wrinkle 
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