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Crease

noun/kɹˈiːs/
Definition
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈiːs/
🇬🇧British English
/kɹˈiːs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kɹˈiːs/
1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈiːs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounan angular or rounded shape made by folding
“a fold in the napkin”
nouna slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
“his face has many lines”
nouna Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
verbmake wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
“The dress got wrinkled”
verbmake wrinkled or creased
“furrow one's brow”
verbscrape gently
“graze the skin”
verbbecome wrinkled or crumpled or creased
“This fabric won't wrinkle”
Word Forms
foldverbbend or lay so that one part covers the other
plicateverbfold into pleats,
flexverbform a curve
crimpverbmake ridges into by pinching together
bendverbform a curve
wrinkleverbmake wrinkled or creased
furrowverbmake wrinkled or creased
creaseverbbecome wrinkled or crumpled or creased
crinklyadjectiveuneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
crinkleverbbecome wrinkled or crumpled or creased
lineverbmark with lines
wrinklenouna slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
creasenouna slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crinklenouna slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
furrownouna slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
grazenouna superficial abrasion
grazingnounthe act of brushing against while passing
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Falte
eine eckige oder abgerundete Form, die durch Falten entsteht
🇫🇷French
pli
une forme angulaire ou arrondie réalisée par pliage
🇪🇸Spanish
pliegue
una forma angular o redondeada hecha mediante plegado
🇮🇹Italian
piega
una forma angolare o arrotondata realizzata mediante piegatura
🇳🇱Dutch
vouw
een hoekige of ronde vorm gemaakt door vouwen
🇵🇹Portuguese
vinco
uma forma angular ou arredondada feita dobrando
🇷🇺Russian
складка
угловатая или округлая форма, полученная путем складывания
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शिकन
मोड़कर बनाई गई कोणीय या गोलाकार आकृति
🇧🇩Bengali
ক্রিজ
ভাঁজ করে তৈরি একটি কৌণিক বা গোলাকার আকৃতি
🇮🇳Tamil
மடிப்பு
மடிப்பதன் மூலம் செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரு கோண அல்லது வட்ட வடிவம்
🇮🇳Telugu
క్రీజ్
మడత ద్వారా తయారు చేయబడిన కోణీయ లేదా గుండ్రని ఆకారం
🇮🇳Marathi
क्रीज
फोल्ड करून बनवलेला एक कोनीय किंवा गोलाकार आकार
🇮🇳Gujarati
ક્રીઝ
ફોલ્ડિંગ દ્વારા બનાવેલ કોણીય અથવા ગોળાકાર આકાર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ರೀಸ್
ಮಡಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಮಾಡಿದ ಕೋನೀಯ ಅಥವಾ ದುಂಡಾದ ಆಕಾರ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ക്രീസ്
മടക്കിക്കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച കോണീയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള രൂപം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਰੀਜ਼
ਫੋਲਡਿੰਗ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਕੋਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਗੋਲ ਆਕਾਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
کریز
فولڈنگ کے ذریعہ بنائی گئی ایک کونیی یا گول شکل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
折痕
通过折叠制成的有角或圆形的形状
🇯🇵Japanese
折り目
折り畳むことによって作られる角張ったまたは丸い形
🇰🇷Korean
접은 자국
접어서 만든 각진 모양이나 둥근 모양
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nếp nhăn
một hình dạng góc cạnh hoặc tròn được tạo ra bằng cách gấp
🇹🇭Thai
รอยพับ
รูปร่างเชิงมุมหรือโค้งมนโดยการพับ
🇮🇩Indonesian
lipatan
bentuk bersudut atau bulat yang dibuat dengan cara dilipat
🇵🇭Filipino
tupi
isang angular o bilugan na hugis na ginawa sa pamamagitan ng pagtitiklop
🇲🇾Malay
lipatan
bentuk sudut atau bulat yang dibuat dengan lipatan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تجعد
شكل زاوي أو مستدير مصنوع عن طريق الطي
🇮🇷Persian
چین
یک شکل زاویه ای یا گرد که با تا کردن ایجاد می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
kırışık
katlanarak yapılan açısal veya yuvarlak bir şekil
🇮🇱Hebrew
קֶמֶט
צורה זוויתית או מעוגלת העשויה על ידי קיפול
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'crease'?
The primary meaning of 'crease' is 'an angular or rounded shape made by folding'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'crease' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'crease' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'crease' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'crease' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'crease' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'crease' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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