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crease

noun as in fold, wrinkle

verb as in fold, rumple

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Some brands of planners have optional covers that offer your content extra protection from spills, tears, and creases.

Over time, hard hooks made of metal can create dents and creases in the padding of headphones with a cushioned or leather head strap.

The occasions when the Wizards have felt ascendant — truly ascendant — in this century take longer to pry from the creases in your brain than they do to count.

He could have left the puck behind the net and reentered the crease the way he came out.

The Penguins’ power play ranked fourth in the NHL this season thanks in large part to how well Pittsburgh created shots in the high-danger areas such as the slot or crease.

Is that pillow crease line that used to go away an hour after I got out of bed now just that line I have on my face?

Turns out the fungi in our inguinal crease are not the same ones on our heel pad or behind our ear.

That zone is a fault line, a crease in the planet floor between the North American plate and the Continental plate.

As he told the story, his lidded eyes would crease into a warm, delighted look.

En I reck'n de wives quarrels considable; en dat 'crease de racket.

Keep the solution boiling until the segments are cooked so soft that folding them leaves no crease.

The clip is slipped over the fold inside of the hat which forms the bottom part of the crease.

Average Jones smiled with almost affectionate admiration at the crease along the knee of his carefully pressed trousers.

Now it sparkled gently in his glass and he sighed, letting a smile crease his lean homely face.

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On this page you'll find 64 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to crease, such as: bend, bulge, cockle, corrugation, furrow, and groove.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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