wrinkle

(rĭng'kəl)
n.

1. A small furrow, ridge, or crease on a normally smooth surface, caused by crumpling, folding, or shrinking.
2. A line or crease in the skin, as from age.
3. A clever trick, method, or device, especially one that is new and different.
4. A problem or imperfection; a fault: The report had to be revised because of a few wrinkles.

v., -kled, -kling, -kles.

v.tr.

1. To make wrinkles or a wrinkle in.
2. To draw up into wrinkles; pucker: wrinkled her nose in disdain.

v.intr.
To form wrinkles.

[Middle English, back-formation from wrinkled, wrinkled, probably from Old English gewrinclod, past participle of gewrinclian, to wind, crease.]

wrinkly wrin'kly adj.

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novel feature that may attract a buyer for a new product or a security. For example, zero coupon securities were a new wrinkle when they were introduced but soon thereafter became quite commonplace.

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noun

1. A line or an arrangement made by the doubling of one part over another: crease, crimp, crinkle, crumple, fold, pleat, plica, plication, pucker, rimple, ruck², rumple. See smooth/rough.
2. An indentation or seam on the skin, especially on the face: crease, crinkle, furrow, line. See smooth/rough.
3. A clever, unexpected new trick or method: gimmick, twist. Informal kicker. Slang angle², kick. See ability/inability, excite/bore/interest, good/bad.

verb

To make irregular folds in, especially by pressing or twisting: crease, crimp, crinkle, crumple, rimple, rumple. See smooth/rough.

n

Definition: crinkle, fold
Antonyms: smoothness

v

Definition: crinkle, fold
Antonyms: smooth, straighten, unfold

IN BRIEF: A small crease or fold.

Live with enthusiasm! Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. — Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964).

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noun
Also wrinklie Also wrinklie
noun

An old or middle-aged person. Cf. crumbly noun. (1972 —) .
Church Times I am a wrinkly whose monthly cheque from the Church Commissioners is labelled 'Diocesan Dignitary' (1983).

[From wrinkle noun + -y; from older people's wrinkled skin.]

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Small folds of skin in sheep, especially merino, that are susceptible to staining and wetness and therefore to blowfly strike.

For a list of words related to wrinkle, see:

• Strategy and Tactics - wrinkle: innovative device, trick, strategy, or aspect
• Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - wrinkle: change in traditional or routine procedure or method

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rynke, fidus, kneb, fif, vink
v. tr. - rynke, slå rynker
v. intr. - rynket

Nederlands (Dutch)
kreukelen, fronsen, plooien, rimpelen, handigheidje, kreukel, rimpel, frons, plooi

Français (French)
n. - ride, pli, (fig) difficulté
v. tr. - rider (la peau), froisser (un tissu)
v. intr. - se rider, se froisser, se gondoler

Deutsch (German)
v. - in Falten legen, rümpfen, runzeln, sich falten
n. - Kniff, Knitter, Falte, Runzel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ζαρώνω/-ομαι, ρυτιδώνω/-ομαι, τσαλακώνω/-ομαι
n. - ζάρα, ζαρωματιά, ρυτίδα, πτυχή, λεπτομέρεια

Italiano (Italian)
aggrottare, corrugare, espediente, piega, ruga

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dobrar(-se), franzir (o rosto)
n. - dobra (f), ruga (f), jeito (m)

Русский (Russian)
морщина, недостаток, полезный совет или намек, к месту сказанное слово, метод, нововведение, морщить, покрываться морщинами, сминать, мяться

Español (Spanish)
n. - truco, arruga, pliegue, método
v. tr. - arrugar, encarrujar, fruncir
v. intr. - arrugarse, encarrujarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rynka, vecka
n. - rynka, veck, tips, vink, knep

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
皱纹, 妙计, 缺点, 使起皱纹, 起皱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 皺紋, 妙計, 缺點
v. tr. - 使起皺紋
v. intr. - 起皺

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 주름살, 쪼그랑 할멈
v. tr. - ~에 주름을 잡다
v. intr. - 주름이 지다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - しわ, うまい考え, 名案
v. - しわが寄る, …にしわを寄せる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجعد (الاسم) جعدة, غدن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קמט, קפל, תחבולה, חידוש טכני, רעיון מקורי, עצה טובה‬
v. tr. - ‮קימט‬
v. intr. - ‮התקמט‬

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