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crease
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- pronunciation:
- kris
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a groove or fold, produced by heat or pressure.
a crease in the earth's surfacea crease in a pair of trousers- similar words:
- fold, pucker, rumple, wrinkle
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| definition 2: |
a groove in the skin; wrinkle.
The crease in his brow deepened with age. |
| definition 3: |
a special mark or marked area in a field game such as cricket or hockey.
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| related words: |
convolution, tuck |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
creases, creasing, creased |
| definition 1: |
to make a groove, fold, or wrinkle in or on.
- similar words:
- fold, knit, rumple, turn, wrinkle
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| definition 2: |
to make a superficial wound in; graze.
The shot only creased her forehead. |
| related words: |
double, tuck |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become furrowed, folded, or wrinkled.
- similar words:
- knit, pucker, rumple, wrinkle
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| related words: |
double |
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