wrinkle

Definition

Examples

Hang your jacket up carefully so it does not get a wrinkle.

Synonyms

• creasean angular or rounded shape made by folding
• furrowa long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
• crinklea slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

Collocations

• Easy iron wrinkles out of the shirt
  to iron wrinkles out of the shirt, meaning to press and smooth with a heated iron
• Medium iron out a few wrinkles in the agreement
  to iron out a few wrinkles in the agreement, meaning to press and smooth with a heated iron
• Hard unexpected wrinkles emerge in cross-border tax compliance
  describing unexpected wrinkles emerge in cross-border tax compliance (not expected or anticipated)
• Very Hard not a wrinkle marred the icy composure
  describing not a wrinkle marred the icy composure (negation of a word or group of words)