English noun: crinkle | |||
1. | crinkle (shape) a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface | ||
Samples | His face has many lines. Ironing gets rid of most wrinkles. | ||
Synonyms | crease, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | depression, impression, imprint | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crow's feet, crow's foot, dermatoglyphic, frown line, heart line, laugh line, life line, lifeline, line of destiny, line of fate, line of heart, line of life, line of Saturn, love line, mensal line | ||
Part meronym | cutis, skin, tegument | ||
English verb: crinkle | |||
1. | crinkle (contact) make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in | ||
Samples | The dress got wrinkled. Crease the paper like this to make a crane. | ||
Examples | They crinkle the sheets | ||
Synonyms | crease, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fold, fold up, turn up | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cockle, crumple, knit, pucker, pucker, ruck, ruck up, rumple | ||
2. | crinkle (change) become wrinkled or crumpled or creased | ||
Samples | This fabric won't wrinkle. | ||
Examples | The sheets didn't crinkle, These fabrics crinkle easily | ||
Synonyms | crease, crumple, rumple, wrinkle | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fold, fold up | ||