crimp
English Thesaurus
1. a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled (noun.body)
hyponym | : | pin curl, |
definition | : | a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | kiss curl, spit curl, |
definition | : | a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek (noun.body) |
2. someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers (noun.person)
3. an angular or rounded shape made by folding (noun.shape)
hyponym | : | plait, pleat, |
definition | : | any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | kink, twirl, twist, |
definition | : | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape) |
hyponym | : | pucker, ruck, |
definition | : | an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) (noun.shape) |
4. curl tightly (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | curl, wave, |
definition | : | twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact) |
5. make ridges into by pinching together (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | fold, fold up, turn up, |
definition | : | bend or lay so that one part covers the other (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | flute, |
definition | : | form flutes in (verb.contact) |
6. a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled (noun.body)
7. an angular or rounded shape made by folding (noun.shape)
derivation | : | pleat, plicate, |
definition | : | fold into pleats, (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | fold, fold up, turn up, |
definition | : | bend or lay so that one part covers the other (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist, |
definition | : | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | crimp, pinch, |
definition | : | make ridges into by pinching together (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | bend, flex, |
definition | : | form a curve (verb.motion) |
8. curl tightly (verb.contact)
derivation | : | crimp, |
definition | : | a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled (noun.body) |
derivation | : | kink, twirl, twist, |
definition | : | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape) |
9. make ridges into by pinching together (verb.contact)
derivation | : | pinch, tweak, |
definition | : | a squeeze with the fingers (noun.act) |
10. a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled (noun.body)
11. an angular or rounded shape made by folding (noun.shape)
derivation | : | pleat, plicate, |
definition | : | fold into pleats, (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | fold, fold up, turn up, |
definition | : | bend or lay so that one part covers the other (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist, |
definition | : | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | crimp, pinch, |
definition | : | make ridges into by pinching together (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | bend, flex, |
definition | : | form a curve (verb.motion) |
12. curl tightly (verb.contact)
derivation | : | crimp, |
definition | : | a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled (noun.body) |
derivation | : | kink, twirl, twist, |
definition | : | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape) |
13. make ridges into by pinching together (verb.contact)
derivation | : | pinch, tweak, |
definition | : | a squeeze with the fingers (noun.act) |
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