what does wrinkle mean?
WRINKLE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
Hypernyms(s) wrinkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
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- they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out
Hypernyms(s) wrinkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
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- his face has many lines
- ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
Hypernyms(s) wrinkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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WRINKLE as VERB
- Meaning
- become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
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- This fabric won”t wrinkle
Hypernyms(s) wrinkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) wrinkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface
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Hypernyms(s) wrinkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- gather or contract into wrinkles or folds
- pucker
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Hypernyms(s) wrinkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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