contract vs wrinkle

wrinkle vs contract

contract and wrinkle both are nouns.

contract and wrinkle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contract	Yes	No	Yes	No
wrinkle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wrinkle is a hyponym of contract; that is, wrinkle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contract:

contract: make smaller
wrinkle: gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

Other hyponyms of contract include purse.

contract (noun)	wrinkle (noun)
a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid	a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law	a minor difficulty
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make	a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

contract (verb)	wrinkle (verb)
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
make or become more narrow or restricted	make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
become smaller or draw together	gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements	make wrinkled or creased
compress or concentrate
enter into a contractual arrangement
make smaller
squeeze or press together
engage by written agreement

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