Definition of fold

"fold" 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. congregation, fold, faithful

a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

3. fold, folding

a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

4. flock, fold

a group of sheep or goats

5. fold, plica

a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

6. fold, sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote

a pen for sheep

7. fold, folding

the act of folding

"he gave the napkins a double fold"

"fold" in the verb sense

1. fold, fold up, turn up

bend or lay so that one part covers the other

"fold up the newspaper"

"turn up your collar"

2. fold

incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

"Fold the egg whites into the batter"

3. close up, close, fold, shut down, close down

cease to operate or cause to cease operating

"The owners decided to move and to close the factory"

"My business closes every night at 8 P.M."

"close up the shop"

4. pen up, fold

confine in a fold, like sheep

5. fold, fold up

become folded or folded up

"The bed folds in a jiffy"

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Quotations for fold

And the night shall be filled with music,
And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away. [ Longfellow ]

He that will sell lawn must learn to fold it. [ Proverb ]

While you trust to the dog the wolf slips into the sheep fold. [ Proverb ]

O, brother man! fold to thy heart thy brother, where pity dwells, the peace of God is there. [ Whittier ]

Imagination has more charm in writing than in speaking: great wings must fold before entering a salon. [ Prince de Ligne ]

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart. [ George Eliot ]

In beginning the world, if you don't wish to get chafed at every turn, fold up your pride carefully, put it under lock and key, and only let it out to air upon grand occasions. Pride is a garment all stiff brocade outside, all grating sackcloth on the side next to the skin. [ Lytton ]

fold in Scrabble®

The word fold is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters fold:

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The 55 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In fold

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fold in Words With Friends™

The word fold is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters fold:

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Words within the letters of fold

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Word Growth involving fold

Shorter words in fold

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Longer words containing fold

backfold backfolded

backfold backfolding

backfold backfolds

bifold bifolded

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billfold billfolds

blindfold blindfolded blindfoldedly

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foldboat foldboater foldboaters

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folder blindfolder blindfolders

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