Definition: the act of folding
Usage: he gave the napkins a double fold
Similar words: change of shape
Definition: an action that changes the shape of something
Synonyms: fold, sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold
Definition: a pen for sheep
Similar words: pen
Definition: an enclosure for confining livestock
Definition: a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
Similar words: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
Definition: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
Usage: he has good bone structure
Definition: a group of sheep or goats
Similar words: animal group
Definition: a group of animals
Synonyms: fold, faithful, congregation
Definition: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
Similar words: social group
Definition: people sharing some social relation
Definition: a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
Similar words: geologic process, geological process
Definition: (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
Synonyms: flexure, fold, plication, crease, crimp, bend
Definition: an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Usage: a fold in the napkin; a crease in his trousers; a plication on her blouse; a flexure of the colon; a bend of his elbow
Similar words: angular shape, angularity
Definition: a shape having one or more sharp angles
Synonyms: fold
Definition: incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
Usage: Fold the egg whites into the batter
Similar words: integrate, incorporate
Definition: make into a whole or make part of a whole
Usage: She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal
Definition: become folded or folded up
Usage: The bed folds in a jiffy
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: turn up, fold, fold up
Definition: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
Usage: fold up the newspaper; turn up your collar
Similar words: change surface
Definition: undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
Definition: confine in a fold, like sheep
Similar words: hold, confine, restrain
Definition: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
Usage: This holds the local until the express passengers change trains; About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade; The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center; The terrorists held the journalists for ransom