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- [krees]
- /kris/
- /kriːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krees]
- /kris/
Definitions of crease word
- countable noun crease Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded. 3
- verb crease If cloth or paper creases or if you crease it, lines form in it when it is crushed or folded. 3
- ergative verb crease If your face creases or if an expression creases it, lines appear on it because you are frowning or smiling. 3
- countable noun crease Creases in someone's skin are lines which form where their skin folds when they move. 3
- singular noun crease In cricket, the crease is a line on the playing surface where the batsman stands. 3
- noun crease a line or mark produced by folding, pressing, or wrinkling 3
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Origin of crease
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English creeste, crest, apparently special use of crest
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Parts of speech for Crease
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crease popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crease usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crease
verb crease
- crinkle — If something crinkles or if you crinkle it, it becomes slightly creased or folded.
- wrinkle — an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle.
- pucker — a wrinkle; an irregular fold.
- pleat — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- ridge — a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
noun crease
- bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
- corrugation — a corrugating or being corrugated
- furrow — a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- groove — a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
Antonyms for crease
verb crease
- straighten — make straight
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
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