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crease
Overview of noun crease
The noun crease has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
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. wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line -- (a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles")
3. kris, creese, crease -- (a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade)
Overview of verb crease
The verb crease has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp -- (make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled")
2. furrow, wrinkle, crease -- (make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow")
3. graze, crease, rake -- (scrape gently; "graze the skin")
4. rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle -- (become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crease
3 senses of crease
Sense 1
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
=> angular shape, angularity
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
=> depression, impression, imprint
=> concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
=> solid
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
kris, creese, crease
=> dagger, sticker
=> knife
=> weapon, arm, weapon system
=> instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun crease
2 of 3 senses of crease
Sense 1
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
=> pleat, plait
=> kink, twist, twirl
=> pucker, ruck
Sense 2
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
=> crow's foot, crow's feet, laugh line
=> dermatoglyphic
=> frown line
=> line of life, life line, lifeline
=> line of heart, heart line, love line, mensal line
=> line of fate, line of destiny, line of Saturn
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crease
3 senses of crease
Sense 1
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
=> angular shape, angularity
Sense 2
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
=> depression, impression, imprint
Sense 3
kris, creese, crease
=> dagger, sticker
Antonyms of noun crease
Member Holonyms of noun crease
Substance Holonyms of noun crease
Part Holonyms of noun crease
1 of 3 senses of crease
Sense 2
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
PART OF: skin, tegument, cutis
Member Meronyms of noun crease
Substance Meronyms of noun crease
Part Meronyms of noun crease
Meronyms of noun crease
Holonyms of noun crease
1 of 3 senses of crease
Sense 2
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
PART OF: skin, tegument, cutis
Attributes of noun crease
Derived Forms of noun crease
1 of 3 senses of crease
Sense 2
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
RELATED TO>(verb) crease#4
=> rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle
RELATED TO>(verb) crease#2
=> furrow, wrinkle, crease
RELATED TO>(verb) crease#1
=> wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
Domain of noun crease
Domain Terms of noun crease
Familiarity of noun crease
crease used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun crease
3 senses of crease
Sense 1
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
> angular shape, angularity
=> furcation, forking
=> jog
=> zigzag, zig, zag
=> fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
Sense 2
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
> depression, impression, imprint
=> dimple
=> groove, channel
=> dimple
=> dip
=> incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent
=> sag, droop
=> wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
=> crevice, cranny, crack, fissure, chap
Sense 3
kris, creese, crease
> dagger, sticker
=> dirk
=> kirpan
=> kris, creese, crease
=> poniard, bodkin
=> stiletto
Meronyms of noun crease
3 senses of crease
Sense 3
kris, creese, crease
=> dagger, sticker
HAS PART: haft, helve
HAS PART: hilt
HAS PART: knob, pommel
=> knife
HAS PART: point, tip, peak
=> weapon, arm, weapon system
=> instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun crease
1 of 3 senses of crease
Sense 2
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
PART OF: skin, tegument, cutis
PART OF: integumentary system
Grep of noun crease
cost increase
crease
decrease
fare increase
increase
price increase
salary increase
tax-increase
wage increase
Antonyms of verb crease
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb crease
4 senses of crease
Sense 1
wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
=> fold, fold up, turn up
=> change surface
=> change
Sense 2
furrow, wrinkle, crease
=> fold, fold up, turn up
=> change surface
=> change
Sense 3
graze, crease, rake
=> brush
=> touch
Sense 4
rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle
=> fold, fold up
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb crease
2 of 4 senses of crease
Sense 1
wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
=> pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit
=> pucker, ruck, ruck up
Sense 3
graze, crease, rake
=> shave
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb crease
4 senses of crease
Sense 1
wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
=> fold, fold up, turn up
Sense 2
furrow, wrinkle, crease
=> fold, fold up, turn up
Sense 3
graze, crease, rake
=> brush
Sense 4
rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle
=> fold, fold up
'Cause To' of verb crease
Derived Forms of verb crease
3 of 4 senses of crease
Sense 1
wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
RELATED TO>(noun) crease#2
=> wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
Sense 2
furrow, wrinkle, crease
RELATED TO>(noun) crease#2
=> wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
Sense 4
rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle
RELATED TO>(noun) crease#2
=> wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
Domain of verb crease
Domain Terms of verb crease
Familiarity of verb crease
crease used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb crease
4 senses of crease
Sense 1
wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
EX: They crease the sheets
Sense 2
furrow, wrinkle, crease
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
graze, crease, rake
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle
EX: The sheets didn't crease
EX: These fabrics crease easily
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb crease
4 senses of crease
Sense 1
wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
> fold, fold up, turn up
=> pleat, plicate
=> furrow, wrinkle, crease
=> wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
=> corrugate
=> ruffle, pleat
=> tuck
=> crimp, pinch
=> cross
=> collapse
Sense 2
furrow, wrinkle, crease
> fold, fold up, turn up
=> pleat, plicate
=> furrow, wrinkle, crease
=> wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
=> corrugate
=> ruffle, pleat
=> tuck
=> crimp, pinch
=> cross
=> collapse
Sense 3
graze, crease, rake
> brush
=> graze, crease, rake
=> flick
Sense 4
rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle
> fold, fold up
=> rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb crease
Sense 1
wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
=> fold, fold up, turn up
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Sense 2
furrow, wrinkle, crease
=> fold, fold up, turn up
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Sense 3
graze, crease, rake
=> brush
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Sense 4
rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle
=> fold, fold up
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Grep of verb crease
crease
decrease
increase
Grep of adj crease
crease-resistant
creaseless
creaseproof
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