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   wrinkle

   /ˈrɪŋkl/

   noun

   • 1. a slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face: "she smoothed out the wrinkles from her skirt" Similar creasefoldpuckergatherfurrowridgelinecorrugationgroovecrinklecrumplerumpleinformal:crow's feet
   • ▪ a minor difficulty; a snag: informal "the organizers have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
   • 2. a clever innovation, or useful piece of information or advice: informal "learning the wrinkles from someone more experienced saves time" Similar guidelinehinttippointercluecuesuggestionpiece of adviceword of adviceinside informationguidanceadvicehelpcounsel

   verb

   • 1. make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin): "his hands and face were wrinkled by age"
   • ▪ grimace and cause wrinkles on (a part of the face): "he sniffed and wrinkled his nose"
   • ▪ form or become marked with lines or folds: "her brow wrinkled"

   Word Origin late Middle English: origin obscure, possibly a back-formation from the Old English past participle gewrinclod ‘sinuous’ (of which no infinitive is recorded).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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