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1. A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
   "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
   - 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)

1. Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
   - purse
    
2. Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
   "The dress got wrinkled"
   - ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
    
3. Make wrinkled or creased
   - furrow, crease
    
4. Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
   "This fabric won't wrinkle"
   - rumple, crumple, crease, crinkle

Derived forms: wrinkles, wrinkled, wrinkling

See also: wrinkle-resistant

Type of: contract, depression, difficulty, fold, fold up, impression, imprint, method, turn up

Part of: cutis, skin, tegument

Encyclopedia: Wrinkle