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Wrinkle vs Knack - What's the difference?

wrinkle | knack |

As nouns the difference between wrinkle and knack

is that wrinkle is a small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface or wrinkle can be (us|dialect) a winkle while knack is a traditional swedish toffee prepared at christmas.

As verbs the difference between wrinkle and knack

is that wrinkle is to make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles while knack is .

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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    knack

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity.
  • * 2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .
    • The sophist runs for conver to the darkness of what is not and attaches himself to it by some knack of his;
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 2 , author=Jonathan Jurejko , title=Bolton 1–5 Chelsea , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=And the Premier League's all-time top-goalscoring midfielder proved he has not lost the knack of being in the right place at the right time with a trio of clinical finishes.}}
  • A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.
  • Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device.

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.
    • (Bishop Hall)
  • To speak affectedly.
    • (Halliwell)