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Folds

/fəʊldz/

An act of folding.

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noun
  1. 1

    An act of folding.

    "After two reraises in quick succession, John realised his best option was probably a fold."

  2. 2

    A bend or crease.

  3. 3

    Any correct move in origami.

  4. 4

    (newspapers) The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.

verb
  1. 1

    To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.

  2. 2

    To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.

    "If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer."

  3. 3

    To become folded; to form folds.

    "Cardboard doesn't fold very easily."

  4. 4

    To fall over; to be crushed.

    "The chair folded under his enormous weight."

noun
  1. 1

    A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.

  2. 2

    (collective) A group of sheep or goats.

  3. 3

    Home, family.

  4. 4

    A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.

verb
  1. 1

    To confine animals in a fold.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Folds"

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WordDefinition
fold upverb(idiomatic, transitive) To make or become more compact by folding.
plicationnoun(now chiefly biology, geology) An act of folding.
bendnounA curve.
flexurenounThe act of bending or flexing; flexion.
pen upverb(transitive) To enclose (animals) in a pen.
creasenounA line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
plicanounA fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
closenounAn end or conclusion.
crimpnounA fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
turn upnounAlternative spelling of turn-up. [Fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers to make them shorter.]
shut downverb(transitive) To close, terminate, or end.
close downverb(ambitransitive) To stop trading as a business.
multiplenoun(mathematics) A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.
sheepcotenounA small building for sheltering sheep.
sheepfoldnounAn enclosure for keeping sheep.
faithfulnoun(in the plural) The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
congregationnounA gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).
sheep pennouna pen for sheep
bendsnoun(underwater diving, pathology, usually with the) Synonym of decompression sickness.
castsnounAn act of throwing.

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