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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | condensed, reduced |
| Synonyms: | boiled down, complete, crashed, entire, evaporated, fixed, full-bodied, lusty, potent, rich, robust, straight, strong, stuffed, telescoped, thick, thickened, total, unadulterated, undiffused, undiluted, undivided, unmingled, unmixed, whole |
| Antonyms: | diffuse, loose, thin |
| Main Entry: | condense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abridge |
| Synonyms: | abbreviate, blue pencil, boil down, chop, coagulate, compact, compress, concentrate, constrict, contract, curtail, cut, cut down, decoct, densen, digest, edit, encapsulate, epitomize, inventory, precipitate, press together, précis, put in a nutshell, reduce, shorten, shrink, snip, solidify, sum, summarize, summate, synopsize, telescope, thicken, trim |
| Antonyms: | enlarge, expand, lengthen |
| Main Entry: | fold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lay in creases |
| Synonyms: | bend, cockle, corrugate, crimp, crisp, crumple, curl, dog-ear, double, double over, furrow, gather, groove, hem, intertwine, knit, lap, overlap, overlay, plait, pleat, plicate, pucker, purse, replicate, ridge, ruche, ruck, ruffle, telescope, tuck, turn under, wrinkle |
| Antonyms: | flatten, leave, unbend |
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| Main Entry: | fold |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
accordion, biplicate, contorpuplicate, corrugated, crimped, folded, invaginated, pleached, plicate, retrorse
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| Concept: | Fold. |
| Category: | 3. Superficial form |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
fold, plicature, plait, ply, crease; tuck, gather; flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, duplicature, gather, wrinkle, rimple, crinkle, crankle, crumple, rumple, rivel, ruck, ruffle, dog's ear, corrugation, frounce, flounce, lapel; pucker, crow's feet; plication; accordion pleat.
-verbs
fold, double, plicate, plait, crease, wrinkle, crinkle, crankle, curl, cockle up, cocker, rimple, rumple, frizzle, frounce, rivel, twill, corrugate, ruffle, crimple, crumple, pucker; turn down, double down, down under; tuck, ruck, hem, gather.
-adjectives
folded, fluted, pleated.
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