INVAGINATION Synonyms

• the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface

• the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface

• (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding

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

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

• a group of sheep or goats

• a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

• a pen for sheep

• the act of folding

• bend or lay so that one part covers the other

• incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

• cease to operate or cause to cease operating

• confine in a fold, like sheep

• become folded or folded up

• a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

• the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

• the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

• the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

• reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

• a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction

• marked by elaborately complex detail

• the act of sharing in the activities of a group

• the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power

• the action of enfolding something