wrinkle — ozdic

Collocations

6

1

(noun.)

ADJ

fine

VERB + WRINKLE

have | get

prevent

Regular sunscreen use helps prevent wrinkles as you get older.

WRINKLE + VERB

appear, form

As people get older, wrinkles gradually form across their foreheads and around their mouths.

PREP

without a ~

The actress's face remained without a wrinkle despite her advanced age.

Definitions

noun

1

A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.

2

A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.

Spending time out in the sun may cause you to develop wrinkles sooner.

3

A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.

Three months later, we're still discovering new wrinkles.

4

A twist on something existing; a novel difference.

There were now a grab bag of southern country-rock units with a new wrinkle—Black Oak Arkansas, for one, combined psychedelia, fifties rock, Hindu spiritualism, and gospel into “psycho-boogie,” or “raunch 'n' roll.”

verb

1

To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.

Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive.

her wrinkled form in black and white array'd

2

To pucker or become uneven or irregular.

An hour in the tub will cause your fingers to wrinkle.

3

To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.

The skin is the substance that wrinkles, shows age, stretches, scars and cuts.

4

To sneer (at).

Ther's some weakenes in your brother you wrinkle at

noun

1

A winkle

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

verb — become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

verb — make wrinkled or creased

verb — make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface

verb — gather or contract into wrinkles or folds

purse

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Spending time out in the sun may cause you to develop wrinkles sooner.

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02

Three months later, we're still discovering new wrinkles.

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03

There were now a grab bag of southern country-rock units with a new wrinkle—Black Oak Arkansas, for one, combined psychedelia, fifties rock, Hindu spiritualism, and gospel into “psycho-boogie,” or “ra

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04

Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive.

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05

her wrinkled form in black and white array'd

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06

An hour in the tub will cause your fingers to wrinkle.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, wrinkle is marked as obsolete, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.