FOLD Synonyms

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade

• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

• make wrinkled or creased

• scrape gently

• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding

• someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers

• a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled

• make ridges into by pinching together

• curl tightly

• used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements

• used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

• a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base

• a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts

• someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

• a quantity that is twice as great as another

• raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2

• downward and forward

• two together

• to double the degree

• having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

• consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

• twice as great or many

• large enough for two

• having two meanings with intent to deceive

• increase twofold

• hit a two-base hit

• bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

• do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions

• make a demand for (a card or suit)

• make or do or perform again

• spin, wind, or twist together

• make lacework by knotting or looping

• make a loop in

• any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape

• pleat or gather into a ruffle

• fold into pleats

• an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

• to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

• draw together into folds or puckers

• become wrinkled or drawn together

• make a hoarse, rattling sound

• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

• eatables (especially sweets)

• (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest

• a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place

• a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

• fit snugly into

• make a tuck or several folds in

• draw together into folds or puckers

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a minor difficulty

• a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)

• gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

• make wrinkled or creased

• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

• a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

• an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together

• the act of congregating

• a church congregation guided by a pastor

• a group of birds

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• an orderly crowd

• a group of sheep or goats

• move as a crowd or in a group

• come together as in a cluster or flock

• movement that causes the formation of a curve

• the property of being bent or deflected

• the act of bending something

• a company of companions or supporters

• a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)

• a group of people having approximately the same age

• a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose

• the act of enclosing something inside something else

• a naturally enclosed space

• something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter

• a social unit living together

• primary social group; parents and children

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• people descended from a common ancestor

• a person having kinship with another or others

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

• a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

• an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

• the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape

• a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

• the act of folding

• capable of being folded up and stored

• used of your own ground

• relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are

• where you live at a particular time

• housing that someone is living in

• the country or state or city where you live

• (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

• the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

• place where something began and flourished

• an environment offering affection and security

• a social unit living together

• an institution where people are cared for

• at or to or in the direction of one's home or family

• on or to the point aimed at

• to the fullest extent; to the heart

• inside the country

• provide with, or send to, a home

• return home accurately from a long distance

• a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

• an enclosure for confining livestock

• a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play

• a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

• female swan

• produce a literary work

• a pen where stray animals are confined