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crease vs twirl

twirl vs crease

crease and twirl both are nouns.

crease and twirl both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crease Yes No Yes No
twirl Yes No Yes No
As nouns, twirl is a hyponym of crease; that is, twirl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crease:
  • crease: an angular or rounded shape made by folding
  • twirl: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
Other hyponyms of crease include plait, pleat, kink, twist, pucker, ruck, accordion fold, concertina fold, z-fold, zig-zag fold.
crease (noun) twirl (noun)
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade the act of rotating rapidly
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
crease (verb) twirl (verb)
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased turn in a twisting or spinning motion
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic cause to spin
make wrinkled or creased
scrape gently
Difference between crease and twirl

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