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wrinkle

English

(wikipedia wrinkle)

Etymology 1

Probably from stem of (etyl) gewrinclod .

Alternative forms

* wrincle (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
  • 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.
  • 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 .
  • (dated) A notion or fancy; a whim.
    • to have a new wrinkle

    Verb

    (wrinkl)
  • To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
    • Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • her wrinkled form in black and white arrayed
  • To pucker or become uneven or irregular.
    • An hour in the tub will cause your fingers to wrinkle .
  • (skin) To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.
    • The skin is the substance that wrinkles , shows age, stretches, scars and cuts.
  • (obsolete) To sneer (at ).
    • (Marston)

    Related terms

    * unwrinkled * wrinkle-free * wrinkly

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, dialect) A winkle.

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    crinkleampflash

    Not English

    Crinkleampflash has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'crinkleampflash':

    chromoxylograph, cryomicrograph