crease

/kɹˈis/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
   “The dress got wrinkled”
2. make wrinkled or creased
   “furrow one's brow”
3. scrape gently
   “graze the skin”
4. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
   “This fabric won't wrinkle”

noun

1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
   “a fold in the napkin”
2. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
   “his face has many lines”
3. a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade

Synonyms for crease

• wrinkle
• ruckle
• crinkle
• scrunch
• scrunch up
• crisp
• furrow
• graze
• rake
• rumple
• crumple
• fold
• plication
• flexure
• crimp
• bend
• seam
• line
• kris
• creese

Words that rhyme with crease

• release
• piece
• increase
• lease
• decrease
• fleece
• mouthpiece
• peace
• cease
• grease
• centerpiece
• cerise
• crosspiece
• decease
• masterpiece
• police
• sublease
• altarpiece
• apiece
• caprice
• eyepiece
• legalese
• niece
• obese
• showpiece
• surcease
• timepiece
• allweiss
• aris
• audris