crease

see definition of crease

nounfold, wrinkle
verbfold, rumple

Synonyms for crease

noun fold, wrinkle

crimp

verb. fold or curl

crinkle

verb. crumple, ruffle

crumple

verb. make or become wrinkled

crumpled

verb. make or become wrinkled

crumples

verb. make or become wrinkled

Word Origin & History

1660s, altered from creaste "a ridge," perhaps a variant of crest, via meaning "a fold in a length of cloth" (mid-15c.) which produced a crest. As a verb, from 1580s. Related: Creased; creasing.

Example Sentences for crease

With a crease in his lips which now were dry no longer, he looked at Cassy.

I punched a hole with a pin in the crease of the envelope at each end.

You've kept it folded too long, and the goods is all gone along the crease.

The other Etonian is already within a couple of yards of the crease.

Although not the nearest to him, he resolved to crease this horse.

“Carew,” he repeated, while a crease came between 41 his eyebrows.

The crease in the Dominican philosopher's forehead deepened.

Crease and fold on these diagonals, extending the triangle inward.

One could almost imagine a crease of puzzlement between its eyes.

Plain cachmires are also much used, because they are not liable to crease.

crease

Synonyms for crease

More words related to crease

corrugation

crimp

crinkle

crumple

crumpled

crumples