"creases" in the noun sense
1. fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
"a fold in the napkin"
"a crease in his trousers"
"a plication on her blouse"
"a flexure of the colon"
"a bend of his elbow"
2. wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
"his face has many lines"
"ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
3. kris, creese, crease
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
"creases" in the verb sense
1. wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in `crisp' is archaic
"The dress got wrinkled"
"crease the paper like this to make a crane"
2. furrow, wrinkle, crease
make wrinkled or creased
"furrow one's brow"
3. graze, crease, rake
scrape gently
"graze the skin"
4. rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
"This fabric won't wrinkle"
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