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| crease |
a fold or dent made by heat or pressure. [2 definitions] |
| dewlap |
a loose fold of skin below the neck of cattle, dogs, and certain other animals. |
| double |
to bend or to fold in two (often followed by "over"). [2/13 definitions] |
| eyelid |
a fold of skin that can be opened or shut over the eyeball. |
| fold1 |
When you fold something like a towel or a piece of paper, you bend it so that one part covers another part. Before you put a letter in an envelope, you usually have to fold it. [4/7 definitions] |
| hem1 |
to fold and sew down the edge of. [1/2 definitions] |
| lap2 |
to lay or fold over so as to cover another; overlap. [1/3 definitions] |
| laptop |
a short form of "laptop computer." A laptop computer is a computer that is small and that can easily be moved from place to place. A laptop computer can fold up so that it can become flat. |
| lid |
a fold of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eye; eyelid. [1/2 definitions] |
| pleat |
a flat, even fold that is sewn or pressed in cloth. [1/2 definitions] |
| pocketknife |
a small knife with a blade or blades that fold into the handle. |
| tinfoil |
Tinfoil is a very thin sheet of tin or aluminum. It is silver in color and very shiny. Tinfoil is used as a layer to cook things on in an oven, or to cover foods with, and it is often used to wrap things in because it is very easy to bend and fold. Tinfoil is often called "aluminum foil" or just "foil" nowadays because most foil that people use is made of aluminum now instead of tin. |
| tuck |
to pull or gather up into or as if into a fold or folds (usually followed by "in" or "up"). [2/6 definitions] |
| unfold |
When you fold something, like a towel, napkin, or piece of paper, you bend it so that one part covers another part. When you unfold something, you open it or spread it out so that all parts are showing. [1/3 definitions] |
| wrinkle1 |
a fold or ridge on an otherwise flat surface, such as cloth or skin. [1/2 definitions] |
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