ENGLISH: wrinkle - CREOLE: chifone



Overview of noun wrinkle



The noun wrinkle has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (4) wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line -- (a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles")

2. wrinkle -- (a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out")

3. wrinkle -- (a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different))



Overview of verb wrinkle



The verb wrinkle has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (2) purse, wrinkle -- (gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips")

2. (1) wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp -- (make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled")

3. furrow, wrinkle, crease -- (make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow")

4. rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle -- (become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle")

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