Unscramble crease

Definition of crease

noun:

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin", "a crease in his trousers", "a plication on her blouse", "a flexure of the colon", "a bend of his elbow". Synonyms: bend, crimp, flexure, fold, plication.
• a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines", "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles". Synonyms: crinkle, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle.
• a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade. Synonyms: creese, kris.

verb:

• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled", "crease the paper like this to make a crane". Synonyms: crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle.
• make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow". Synonyms: furrow, wrinkle.
• scrape gently; "graze the skin". Synonyms: graze, rake.
• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle". Synonyms: crinkle, crumple, rumple, wrinkle.

Related words

cockle, crumple, dermatoglyphic, kink, knit, lifeline, plait, pleat, pucker, ruck, rumple, shave, twirl, twist.

Words nearby

cease, create, creese, grease, urease.

Rhymes with

apiece, caprice, cease, cerise, decease, decrease, devries, fleece, grease, greece, increase, lease, nice, niece, obese, obese, peace, piece, police, release.