Unscramble fold

Definition of fold

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, crease, crimp, flexure, plication.
• a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church. Synonyms: congregation, faithful.
• a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock. Synonyms: folding.
• a group of sheep or goats. Synonyms: flock.
• a folded part (as in skin or muscle). Synonyms: plica.
• a pen for sheep. Synonyms: sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold.
• the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold". Synonyms: folding.

verb:

• bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper", "turn up your collar". Synonyms: fold up, turn up. Antonyms: unfold.
• incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter".
• cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory", "My business closes every night at 8 P.M.", "close up the shop". Synonyms: close, close down, close up, shut down. Antonyms: open.
• confine in a fold, like sheep. Synonyms: pen up.
• become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy". Synonyms: fold up.

Related words

adjourn, collapse, corrugate, crease, crimp, crinkle, crisp, cross, crumple, epicanthus, flock, furrow, kink, pinch, plait, pleat, pleating, plicate, plication, pucker, retire, ruck, ruckle, ruffle, ruga, rumple, scrunch, tentorium, tuck, twirl, twist, withdraw, wrinkle.

Words nearby

bold, cold, folk, fond, food, ford, gold, hold, mold, old, sold, wold.

Rhymes with

behold, bold, cold, controlled, enfold, fourfold, gold, hold, mold, mould, old, remold, rolled, scold, sold, twofold, uncontrolled, unfold, unsold, untold.