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Meaning of wrinkle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  wrinkle
      n 1: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his
           face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
           [syn: {wrinkle}, {furrow}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {seam},
           {line}]
      2: a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty
         well ironed out"
      3: a clever method of doing something (especially something new
         and different)
      v 1: gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse
           ones's lips" [syn: {purse}, {wrinkle}]
      2: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed,
         folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease
         the paper like this to make a crane" [syn: {wrinkle},
         {ruckle}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up},
         {crisp}]
      3: make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" [syn: {furrow},
         {wrinkle}, {crease}]
      4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
         wrinkle" [syn: {rumple}, {crumple}, {wrinkle}, {crease},
         {crinkle}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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