gather+into+wrinkles+or+folds
1gather — gatherable, adj. gatherer, n. /gadh euhr/, v.t. 1. to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops. 2. to bring together or assemble from various places, sources, or people; collect gradually: The… …
2gather — gath•er [[t]ˈgæð ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to bring together into one group, collection, or place; collect: to gather firewood; to gather supporters[/ex] 2) agr. to pick or harvest (any crop or natural yield) from its place of growth: to gather fruit[/ex] …
3gather — /ˈgæðə / (say gadhuh) verb (t) 1. to bring (persons, animals, or things) together into one company or aggregate. 2. to get together from various places or sources; collect gradually. 3. to learn or infer from observation: I gather that he ll be… …
4gather — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. bring or come together; assemble, accumulate. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by up) a bring together from scattered places or sources. b take up together from the ground, a surface, etc. c draw into a smaller compass. 3 tr. acquire by …
5pucker — I. v. a. Corrugate, furrow, cockle, wrinkle, crinkle, crease, gather into wrinkles or folds, gather. II. n. Fold, wrinkle, crinkle, crease, furrow …
6pucker — /ˈpʌkə / (say pukuh) verb (i) 1. to gather into wrinkles or irregular folds: the cloth has puckered. –verb (t) 2. to draw into wrinkles or irregular folds: try not to pucker the fabric. –noun 3. a wrinkle; an irregular fold. 4. a puckered part,… …
7pucker — v. & n. v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) gather or cause to gather into wrinkles, folds, or bulges (puckered her eyebrows; this seam is puckered up). n. such a wrinkle, bulge, fold, etc. Derivatives: puckery adj. Etymology: prob. frequent.,… …
8pucker — puckerer, n. /puk euhr/, v.t., v.i. 1. to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict: Worry puckered his brow. n. 2. a wrinkle; an irregular fold. 3. a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or… …
9pucker — puck•er [[t]ˈpʌk ər[/t]] v. t. v. i. 1) to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds; constrict 2) an irregular fold; wrinkle 3) a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or crookedly sewn • Etymology: 1590–1600; appar. akin to poke II… …
10pucker — [puk′ər] vt., vi. [freq. form of POKE2] to draw up or gather into wrinkles or small folds n. a wrinkle or small fold made by puckering pucker up to contract the lips as in preparing to kiss …
