I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
your brow furrows/creases/wrinkles (= lines appear on your brow because you are thinking or are worried )
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His brow furrowed. ‘I don’t understand,’ he said.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
smooth
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Sixty-Four Donna put down the note and ran her hands over the paper, as if trying to smooth out the creases .
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Fernando drew away from her and Ruth scrambled to her feet, smoothing the creases from her dress.
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She paused briefly to tidy her hair and smooth the creases from her skirt, then led the way into the house.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I'll see if I can iron some of those creases out of your dress.
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I folded the paper back into its original creases and put it into the drawer.
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The defendant wore a blue blazer, a white shirt, and gray pants with a sharp crease .
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When he smiles, you can see the creases around his mouth and his eyes.
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When I unpacked my suitcase, all my shirts had creases in them.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alice watched her match the trouser creases and set them carefully on the ironing board.
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From there, Sacco went to the top of the crease hoping for a rebound.
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Ribbons of trees along now-dry creeks paint creases of green between charred hills.
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There are quotidian bumps and creases and noteworthy spills all along the way that need attention.
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There was a deep vertical crease in the driver's door, and the door wasn't hanging right.
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Use a brush to push chocolate into the creases of the moulds for an absolutely even finish.
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Use the Steamatic's crease remover accessory with the towel to remove greasy marks and creases from your clothes and curtains.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
up
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Jo could imitate anybody and always made him crease up , even without the dope.
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Shorr has splattered the work with white paint, and violently creased up the photo underneath.
■ NOUN
brow
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She sensed through the darkness, brow creased .
frown
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She stirred, a slight frown creasing her forehead, but her face relaxed again, and became peaceful.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Linen is a beautiful fabric but it creases very easily and needs to be pressed regularly.
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These pants crease very easily.
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These trousers will crease if you don't hang them up properly.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A shadow of a smile creased her mouth; but it was circumstantial, not genuine.
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My glasses are creased by running water and I can no longer see past the end of the boat.
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Obviously, he liked to work amidst clutter, and it wouldn't bother him if a few pages were creased.
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Shorr has splattered the work with white paint, and violently creased up the photo underneath.
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The way her blouse creased from the waist down, having been tucked in all day.
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The younger policeman noticed that his pyjamas were hardly creased.