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Create vs Crease - What's the difference?

create | crease |

As verbs the difference between create and crease

is that create is (lb) while crease is to make a crease in; to wrinkle.

As a noun crease is

a line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced or crease can be .

create

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Verb

(creat)
  • To put into existence.
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  • To design, invest with a new form, shape, etc.
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    • , volume=189, issue=2, page=48, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= The tao of tech , passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content",
  • To be creative, imaginative.
  • To cause, bring a (non-object) about by action.
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  • To confer a title of nobility, not by descent, but by giving a title either initiated or restored for the incumbent.
  • To confer a cardinalate, which can not be inherited, but most often bears a pre?existent title (notably a church in Rome).

    • Related terms

    (terms related to create) * creable * creatable * creatability * creation * creational * creationary * creationally * creationarily * creationism * creationist * creationistic * creationistically * creative * creatively * creativeness * creativity * creator * creatorship * creatress * creatrix * creatural * creature * creaturely * creatureliness * recreate * re-create * recreation

    Synonyms

    * (to put into existence) generate * invent

    Antonyms

    * (to put into existence) annihilate, extinguish * imitate

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Created, resulting from creation.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Hearts create of duty and zeal.

    External links

    * * * (wikipedia "create")

    Anagrams

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    crease

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
    • His pants had a nice sharp crease .
    His shirt was brand new with visible creases from its store fold.
  • (cricket) One of the white lines drawn on the pitch to show different areas of play; especially the popping crease, but also the bowling crease and the return crease.
  • (lacrosse) The circle around the goal, where no offensive players can go.
  • (ice hockey) The goal crease; an area in front of each goal, surrounded by thin red lines and filled in with light blue.

    • See also

    * (Hockey rink)

    Verb

    (creas)
  • To make a crease in; to wrinkle.
  • To lightly bloody; to graze.
    • The bullet just creased his shoulder.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * Tennyson
    • the cursed Malayan crease , and battle-clubs / From the isles of palm

    Anagrams

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