July 15, 2012 - Word of the Day

wrinkle

Use the word "wrinkle" for people or fabric, especially clothing. (Note: This word begins with an "r" sound.)

Most people use an iron to remove wrinkles from clothing.
This shirt is wrinkled. It needs to be ironed. It's on an ironing board. What do you do with wrinkled clothing?
After towels are washed and dried, they need to be folded; otherwise, they might get wrinkled.
As a person gets older, wrinkles appear on the face and the body. His face is wrinkled.

You can use "wrinkle" as a verb:

• Don't let your clothes get wrinkled. Hang them up.

You can use "wrinkle" as an adjective:

• These pants are wrinkled.

You can use "wrinkle" as a noun:

• Look at all the wrinkles on this shirt.

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