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puck·er
 pucker
- pronunciation:
- puh
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 r
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb & intransitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
puckered, puckering, puckers |
| definition: |
to gather or contract into small folds or wrinkles.
He puckered his lips and leaned forward to kiss her.The wallpaper will pucker from moisture or heat.- synonyms:
- crease, crinkle, furrow, gather, knit, purse, wrinkle
- similar words:
- corrugate, crease, frill, pleat, ruffle, rumple, shirr, tuck
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| related words: |
ruffle, rumple, shrink, shrivel, tuck |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a fold or wrinkle, or the section of something that is wrinkled.
an irregular pucker in the cloth- synonyms:
- cockle, crease, crinkle, pleat, rumple, wrinkle
- similar words:
- crumple, fold, shirr, tuck
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| related words: |
gather, gathering, tuck |
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