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wrinkle

Dictionary definition · wrinkle

noun

  1. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface"his face has many lines"
  2. a minor difficulty"they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
  3. a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)

verb

  1. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker"purse one's lips"
  2. make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic"The dress got wrinkled"
  3. make wrinkled or creased"furrow one's brow"
  4. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased"This fabric won't wrinkle"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).