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- [puhk-er]
- /ˈpʌk ər/
- /ˈpʌk.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhk-er]
- /ˈpʌk ər/
Definitions of pucker word
- noun pucker a wrinkle; an irregular fold. 1
- noun pucker a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or crookedly sewn. 1
- noun pucker Archaic. a state of agitation or perturbation. 1
- intransitive verb pucker lips: purse 1
- transitive verb pucker purse: your lips 1
- noun pucker fabric: fold, wrinkle 1
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Origin of pucker
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; apparently a frequentative form connected with poke2; see -er6 and for the meaning cf. purse
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Parts of speech for Pucker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pucker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pucker
verb pucker
- bedraggle — to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
- crease — Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded.
noun pucker
- bivalve — any marine or freshwater mollusc of the class Pelecypoda (formerly Bivalvia or Lamellibranchia), having a laterally compressed body, a shell consisting of two hinged valves, and gills for respiration. The group includes clams, cockles, oysters, and mussels
- cockle — Cockles are small edible shellfish.
- crow's-foot — a wrinkle at the outer corner of the eye
- crowfoot — any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus, such as R. sceleratus and R. aquatilis (water crowfoot) that have yellow or white flowers and divided leaves resembling the foot of a crow
- flection — the act of bending.
Antonyms for pucker
verb pucker
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
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