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puckered
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puckered
adj.
pursed, constricted until tight and wrinkled (i.e. the lips); wrinkled, creased
pucker
v.
purse, constrict until tight and wrinkled (i.e. the lips); crease, wrinkle; become wrinkled, become creased
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Pucker (disambiguation)
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puckered
Adjective
1. (used of the skin of the face) contracted into wrinkles; "a puckered-up mouth waiting to be kissed"; "her mischievous puckered nose"
(synonym) puckered-up
(similar) wrinkled
pucker
Noun
1. an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
(synonym) ruck
(hypernym) fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
(derivation) ruck, ruck up
Verb
1. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"
(synonym) rumple, cockle, crumple, knit
(hypernym) wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
(verb-group) draw
2. draw fabric together and sew it tightly
(synonym) gather, tuck
(hypernym) sew, run up, sew together, stitch
(derivation) ruck
3. become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered"
(synonym) ruck, ruck up
(hypernym) wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
(derivation) ruck
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Puckered
(imp. & p. p.)
of Pucker
of Pucker
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puckered
Synonyms and related words:
clamped, cockled, cockly, compressed, concentrated, condensed, consolidated, constricted, contracted, corrugate, corrugated, cramped, creased, crimped, crimpy, crinkled, crinkly, crumpled, furrowed, knitted, knotted, nipped, pinched, pinched-in, puckery, pursed, pursy, ridged, rimpled, rippled, rucked, rugged, rugose, rugous, rumpled, solidified, squeezed, strangled, strangulated, wasp-waisted, wrinkled, wrinkly
clamped, cockled, cockly, compressed, concentrated, condensed, consolidated, constricted, contracted, corrugate, corrugated, cramped, creased, crimped, crimpy, crinkled, crinkly, crumpled, furrowed, knitted, knotted, nipped, pinched, pinched-in, puckery, pursed, pursy, ridged, rimpled, rippled, rucked, rugged, rugose, rugous, rumpled, solidified, squeezed, strangled, strangulated, wasp-waisted, wrinkled, wrinkly
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
