lifeline vs wrinkle

wrinkle vs lifeline

lifeline and wrinkle both are nouns.

lifeline is not a verb while wrinkle is a verb.

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

As nouns, wrinkle is a hypernym of lifeline; that is, wrinkle is a word with a broader meaning than lifeline:

lifeline: a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
wrinkle: a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

Other hypernyms of lifeline include crease, crinkle, furrow, line, seam.

lifeline (noun)	wrinkle (noun)
line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning	a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver	a minor difficulty
support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)	a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live

lifeline (verb)	wrinkle (verb)
	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
	make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
	gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
	make wrinkled or creased

Difference between lifeline and wrinkle

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