1
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
"his face has many lines"
"ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
2
a minor difficulty
"they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
3
a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
"The team came up with a clever wrinkle in their strategy that completely surprised the opponents."
4
A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
"The old man picked up a wrinkle from the floor and examined it closely before placing it back on the plate."
1
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
"purse ones's lips"
2
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
"The dress got wrinkled"
"crease the paper like this to make a crane"
3
make wrinkled or creased
"furrow one's brow"
4
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
"This fabric won't wrinkle"
5
To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
"Be careful not to wrinkle those crisp shirts while hanging them up."
1
A surname.
"The old man introduced his nephew as Mr. Wrinkle, who had recently won a local chess tournament."
Example Sentences
"his face has many lines"
noun
"ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
noun
"they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
noun
"purse ones's lips"
verb
"The dress got wrinkled"
verb
"crease the paper like this to make a crane"
verb
"furrow one's brow"
verb
"This fabric won't wrinkle"
verb
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