wrinkle
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Definitions ofwrinkle
- A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
- A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.
Example: "Spending time out in the sun may cause you to develop wrinkles sooner."
- A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.
Example: "Three months later, we're still discovering new wrinkles."
- A twist on something existing; a novel difference.
- To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
Example: "Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive."
- To pucker or become uneven or irregular.
Example: "An hour in the tub will cause your fingers to wrinkle."
- (of skin) To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.
Example: "The skin is the substance that wrinkles, shows age, stretches, scars and cuts."
- To sneer (at).
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