1. A slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
   "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles";
   - furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
    
2. [informal] A minor difficulty
   "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
    
3. [informal] A clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
   "The chef added a new wrinkle to the traditional recipe by using exotic spices"
    
4. [informal] A useful or unexpected piece of information or news
   "Here's a new wrinkle - try adding lime juice"

1. Become wrinkled, crumpled or creased
   "This fabric won't wrinkle";
   - rumple, crumple, crease, crinkle
    
2. Make wrinkled or creased
   "wrinkle one's brow";
   - furrow, crease
    
3. Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
   "wrinkle one's lips";
   - purse

Derived forms: wrinkles, wrinkled, wrinkling

Type of: contract, depression, difficultness, difficulty, fold, fold up, impression, imprint, method, turn up

Part of: cutis, skin, tegument

Encyclopedia: Wrinkle