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Wrinkle

A winkle.

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Manner of action 6

Cockle 76% connected

A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially C. edule, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes applied to similar shells of…

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Crumple 76% connected

To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Knit 76% connected

of Knit

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Pucker 76% connected

To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges and furrows; to corrugate; -- often with up; as, to pucker up the mouth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ruck 76% connected

A roc.

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Rumple 76% connected

To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat.

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Broader term 8

Contract 76% connected

To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.

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Depression 76% connected

The act of depressing.

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Difficulty 76% connected

The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fold 76% connected

To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.

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Impression 76% connected

The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.

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Imprint 76% connected

To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.

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Method 76% connected

An orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a method of teaching languages; a method of improvin…

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Derivationally related 8

Crease 74% connected

See Creese.

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Crease 74% connected

See Creese.

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Furrow 74% connected

A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Furrow 74% connected

A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Line 74% connected

Flax; linen.

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Line 74% connected

Flax; linen.

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Rumple 74% connected

To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rumple 74% connected

To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 3

Cutis 70% connected

See Dermis.

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Skin 70% connected

The external membranous integument of an animal.

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Tegument 70% connected

A cover or covering; an integument.

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Synonym 10

Crease 92% connected

See Creese.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Crinkle 92% connected

To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crisp 92% connected

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crumple 92% connected

To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Furrow 92% connected

A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Line 92% connected

Flax; linen.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Purse 92% connected

A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Rumple 92% connected

To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Scrunch 92% connected

To scranch; to crunch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Seam 92% connected

Grease; tallow; lard.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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