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wrinkle

verbnoun /rɪŋkəl/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 16
Definitions
verb

gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

noun

a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

“ironing gets rid of most wrinkles”

verb

become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

“This fabric won't wrinkle”

verb

make wrinkled or creased

verb

make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

“The dress got wrinkled”

noun

a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)

noun

a minor difficulty

“they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out”

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