knit vs wrinkle

wrinkle vs knit

knit and wrinkle both are nouns.

knit and wrinkle both are verbs.

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

As verbs, wrinkle is a hypernym of knit; that is, wrinkle is a word with a broader meaning than knit:

knit: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
wrinkle: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

Other hypernyms of knit include crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up.

knit (noun)	wrinkle (noun)
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine	a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side	a minor difficulty
a fabric made by knitting	a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

knit (verb)	wrinkle (verb)
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
make (textiles) by knitting	make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
tie or link together	gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
	make wrinkled or creased

Difference between knit and wrinkle

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