kris creese crease | a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade |
wrinkle furrow crease crinkle seam line | a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface, his face has many lines, ironing gets rid of most wrinkles |
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 |
rumple a crumple a wrinkle a crease a crinkle | become wrinkled or crumpled or creased, This fabric won't wrinkle |
graze crease rake | scrape gently, graze the skin |
furrow wrinkle crease | make wrinkled or creased, furrow one's brow |
wrinkle ruckle crease crinkle scrunch scrunch up crisp | make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface, make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in, The dress got wrinkled, crease the paper like this to make a crane |
repellent resistant | incapable of absorbing or mixing with, a water-repellent fabric, plastic highly resistant to steam and water |
fire-retardant fire-resistant fire-resisting fire-resistive | difficult to burn |
insubordinate resistant resistive | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority |
water-repellent water-resistant | hindering the penetration of water, a water-repellent coat |
mothproof moth-resistant | resistant to damage by moths |
resistant | impervious to being affected, resistant to the effects of heat, resistant to persuasion |
corrosion-resistant | impervious to corrosion, he was a great believer in the corrosion-resistant qualities of cast iron |
rot-resistant | resistant to rotting |
runproof ladder-proof run-resistant | (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders |
rust-resistant | resistant to rust |
immune resistant | relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) |
tolerant resistant | able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress, the plant is tolerant of saltwater, these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided, the new hybrid is more resistant to drought |
penicillin-resistant | unaffected by penicillin, penicillin-resistant bacteria |
creaseproof wrinkleproof crease-resistant wrinkle-resistant | of fabric that does not wrinkle easily |