Definitions for wrinkle

Overview of noun wrinkle

The noun wrinkle has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (4) wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line

(a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles")

2. wrinkle

(a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out")

3. wrinkle

(a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different))

Overview of verb wrinkle

The verb wrinkle has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (2) purse, wrinkle

(gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips")

2. (1) wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp

(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")

3. furrow, wrinkle, crease

(make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow")

4. rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle

(become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle")