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pucker vs crease

crease vs pucker

pucker and crease both are nouns.

pucker and crease both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pucker Yes No Yes No
crease Yes No Yes No
As nouns, crease is a hypernym of pucker; that is, crease is a word with a broader meaning than pucker:
  • pucker: an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
  • crease: an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Other hypernyms of pucker include bend, crimp, flexure, fold, plication.
As verbs, crease is a hypernym of pucker; that is, crease is a word with a broader meaning than pucker:
  • pucker: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
  • crease: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
Other hypernyms of pucker include crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle.
As verbs, crease is a hypernym of pucker; that is, crease is a word with a broader meaning than pucker:
  • pucker: become wrinkled or drawn together
  • crease: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
Other hypernyms of pucker include crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle.
pucker (noun) crease (noun)
an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
pucker (verb) crease (verb)
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
draw together into folds or puckers make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
become wrinkled or drawn together make wrinkled or creased
scrape gently
Difference between pucker and crease

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