wrinkle

/rˈɪŋkʌl/

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Noun
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
Noun
a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
Noun
a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
Verb
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones''s lips"
Verb
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
Verb
make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one''s brow"
Verb
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won''t wrinkle"