Definition of folds

"folds" 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"

"folds" 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 folds

Kings have no such couch as thine,
As the green that folds thy grave. [ Tennyson ]

These wickets of the soul are placed so high,
Because all sounds do highly move aloft;
And that they may not pierce too violently,
They are delay'd with turns and twinings oft.
For should the voice directly strike the brain,
It would astonish and confuse it much;
Therefore these plaits and folds the sound restrain,
That it the organ may more gently touch. [ Sir John Davies ]

Call me pet names, dearest! Call me thy bird.
That flies to thy breast at one cherishing word,
That folds its wild wings there, ne'er dreaming of flight.
That tenderly sings there in loving delight!
Oh! my sad heart keeps pining for one fond word,
Call me pet names, dearest! Call me thy bird! [ Mrs. Osgood ]

Beneath closed lids and folds of deepest shade we think we see. [ N. L. Frothingham ]

folds in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters folds:

FOLDS
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word folds

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folds in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

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

FOLDS
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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word folds

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Words within the letters of folds

2 letter words in folds (4 words)

3 letter words in folds (4 words)

4 letter words in folds (2 words)

5 letter words in folds (1 word)

folds + 1 blank (1 word)

Word Growth involving folds

Shorter words in folds

old fold

Longer words containing folds

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