Definitions for creases

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Spelling: [krees]

IPA: /kris/

Creases is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 157 anagrams from letters in creases (aceerss).

Definitions for creases

noun

1. a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
2. a wrinkle, especially one on the face.
3. the straight, vertical edge or line produced in the front and back of trousers, especially men's trousers, by pressing, as with a steam presser or iron.
4. Ice Hockey. the marked rectangular area in front of each goal cage, into which an offensive player can skate only if that player has the puck, if the puck is already within the area, or if the goalie is absent.
5. Cricket. bowling crease. popping crease.
6. creese.
7. a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.

verb (used with object)

1. to make a crease or creases in or on; wrinkle.
2. to wound or stun by a furrowing or superficial shot:

verb (used without object)

1. to become creased.

Origin of creases

1400-50; late Middle English creeste, crest, apparently special use of crest

Examples for creases

I punched a hole with a pin in the crease of the envelope at each end.

You've kept it folded too long, and the goods is all gone along the crease.

The crease in the Dominican philosopher's forehead deepened.

crease and fold on these diagonals, extending the triangle inward.

The other Etonian is already within a couple of yards of the crease.

One could almost imagine a crease of puzzlement between its eyes.

With a crease in his lips which now were dry no longer, he looked at Cassy.

“Carew,” he repeated, while a crease came between 41 his eyebrows.

Although not the nearest to him, he resolved to crease this horse.

That zone is a fault line, a crease in the planet floor between the North American plate and the Continental plate.