| NOUN | shape | pucker, ruck | an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | contact | pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit | to gather something into small wrinkles or folds |
| contact | pucker, gather, tuck | draw together into folds or puckers | |
| contact | pucker, ruck, ruck up | become wrinkled or drawn together |
| Sounds | pah'ker | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... | |
| Meaning | An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | ruck | |
| Broader | fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend | An angular or rounded shape made by folding |
| Spanish | arruga | |
| Catalan | arruga, rufa, ruga | |
| Verbs | pucker | draw together into folds or puckers |
| pucker | become wrinkled or drawn together | |
| Meaning | To gather something into small wrinkles or folds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | They pucker the sheets | |
| Example | "She puckered her lips" | |
| Synonyms | rumple, cockle, crumple, knit | |
| Broader | wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp | make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface |
| Similar to | draw | contract |
| Spanish | arrugar, chafarse | |
| Catalan | aixafar, arrugar-se, arrugar, xafar | |
| Meaning | Draw together into folds or puckers. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | gather, tuck | |
| Broader | sew, run up, sew together, stitch | Fasten by sewing |
| Spanish | fruncir | |
| Nouns | pucker | an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) |
| Meaning | Become wrinkled or drawn together. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The sheets didn't pucker | |
| Example | "her lips puckered" | |
| Synonyms | ruck, ruck up | |
| Broader | wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp | make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface |
| Spanish | fruncir | |
| Nouns | pucker | an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) |
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