creases
/ˈkɹiːsɪz/
creases is the plural of crease.
creases is the third-person singular simple present indicative of crease.
Meaning of crease
Noun
crease (plural creases)
- A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
- His pants had a nice sharp crease.
- Synonyms:
- rumple
- One of the white lines drawn on the pitch to show different areas of play; especially the popping crease, but also the bowling crease and the return crease.
- DRS showed he was out of the crease in a controversial run out review.
- The circle around the goal, which no offensive players may enter during play, unless after scoring.
- The area in front of each goal.
- Synonyms:
- goal crease, zone
- A crack.
- (To Ali G): My skin is so dry. So for being a bad boy, I want you to rub oil into me, paying special attention to my breasts and my batty crease.2002, Mark Mylod, Ali G Indahouse, Naomi Campbell as herself
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Words that rhyme with creases
Questions about creases
- What is creases the plural of?
- Creases is the plural of crease.
- How do you pronounce creases?
- Creases is pronounced /ˈkɹiːsɪz/.
Words near creases in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: creases (page history and authors); crease (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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