fold
folding | the act of folding, he gave the napkins a double fold |
| bi-fold door | an interior door |
fold sheepfold
sheep pen
sheepcote | a pen for sheep |
| protective fold | a flap of tissue that protects what it covers |
epicanthus
epicanthic fold | a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus, normal for Mongolian peoples, sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome |
fold
plica | a folded part (as in skin or muscle) |
vocal cord
vocal fold
vocal band
plica vocalis | either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx |
false vocal cord
false vocal fold
superior vocal cord
ventricular fold
vestibular fold | either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization |
true vocal cord
true vocal fold
inferior vocal cord
inferior vocal fold | either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis, produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them |
| flock fold | a group of sheep or goats |
congregation
fold
faithful | a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church |
zigzag goldenrod
broad leaved goldenrod | a variety of goldenrod |
fold
folding | a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock |
zigzag
zig
zag | an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions |
fold
crease plication
flexure
crimp
bend | an angular or rounded shape made by folding, a fold in the napkin, a crease in his trousers, a plication on her blouse, a flexure of the colon, a bend of his elbow |
| fold | incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating, Fold the egg whites into the batter |
| fold a fold up | become folded or folded up, The bed folds in a jiffy |
fold
fold up
turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other, fold up the newspaper, turn up your collar |
pen up
fold | confine in a fold, like sheep |
zigzag
crank | travel along a zigzag path, The river zigzags through the countryside |
close up
close
fold
shut down
close down | cease to operate or cause to cease operating, The owners decided to move and to close the factory, My business closes every night at P.M., close up the shop |
| double doubled twofold two-fold | twice as great or many, ate a double portion, the dose is doubled, a twofold increase |
| double dual twofold two-fold treble threefold three-fold | having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities, a double (or dual) role for an actor, the office of a clergyman is twofold, public preaching and private influence- R.W.Emerson, every episode has its double and treble meaning-Frederick Harrison |
treble
threefold three-fold triple | three times as great or many, a claim for treble (or triple) damages, a threefold increase |
quadruple
fourfold four-fold | four times as great or many, a fourfold increase in the dosage |
quadruple quadruplicate
quadruplex
fourfold
four-fold | having four units or components, quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure, quadruplex wire |
quintuple
fivefold
five-fold | having five units or components |
sextuple
sixfold
six-fold | having six units or components |
septuple
sevenfold
seven-fold | having seven units or components |
octuple
eightfold
eight-fold | having eight units or components |
nonuple
ninefold
nine-fold | having nine units or components |
tenfold
ten-fold
denary | containing ten or ten parts |
zigzag
zig-zag | having short sharp turns or angles |
thousand-fold
thousand times | by three orders of magnitude, this poison is a thousand-fold more toxic |
| zigzag | in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path, birds flew zigzag across the blue sky |