larva of a mosquito
<noun.animal>

wiggler

wriggler

one who can't stay still (especially a child)
<noun.person>

squirmer

wiggler

wriggler

sample sentences

"the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips"

moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

wiggly

wriggling

wriggly

writhing

sample sentences

"wiggly worms"

moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

wiggly

wriggling

wriggly

writhing

sample sentences

"wiggly worms"

someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
<noun.person>

wright

a twisting squeeze
<noun.event>

squeeze

wring

sample sentences

"gave the wet cloth a wring"

twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

wrench

wring

sample sentences

"Wring one's hand"

twist and press out of shape
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

contort

deform

distort

wring

twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
<verb.contact>

wring

sample sentences

"wring the towels"

obtain by coercion or intimidation
<verb.possession>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

extort

gouge

rack

squeeze

wring

sample sentences

"They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"
"They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"

get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
<verb.creation>

extort

wring from

extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

squeeze out

wring out

sample sentences

"wring out the washcloth"

a clothes dryer consisting of two rollers between which the wet clothes are squeezed
<noun.artifact>

wringer

a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
<noun.shape>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4

crease

crinkle

furrow

line

seam

wrinkle

sample sentences

"his face has many lines"
"ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"

a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
<noun.cognition>

wrinkle

a minor difficulty
<noun.cognition>

wrinkle

sample sentences

"they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"

gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

purse

wrinkle

sample sentences

"purse ones's lips"

make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

crease

crinkle

crisp

ruckle

scrunch

scrunch up

wrinkle

sample sentences

"The dress got wrinkled"
"crease the paper like this to make a crane"

become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
<verb.change>

crease

crinkle

crumple

rumple

wrinkle

sample sentences

"This fabric won't wrinkle"

make wrinkled or creased
<verb.contact>

crease

furrow

wrinkle

sample sentences

"furrow one's brow"

of fabric that does not wrinkle easily
<adj.pert>

crease-resistant

creaseproof

wrinkle-resistant

wrinkleproof

(of linens or clothes) not ironed
<adj.all>

unironed

wrinkled

sample sentences

"a pile of unironed laundry"
"wore unironed jeans"

marked by wrinkles
<adj.all>

wrinkled

wrinkly

sample sentences

"tired travelers in wrinkled clothes"

not wrinkled or creased
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

unwrinkled

wrinkleless

of fabric that does not wrinkle easily
<adj.pert>

crease-resistant

creaseproof

wrinkle-resistant

wrinkleproof

marked by wrinkles
<adj.all>

wrinkled

wrinkly

sample sentences

"tired travelers in wrinkled clothes"

a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
<noun.body>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

articulatio radiocarpea

carpus

radiocarpal joint

wrist

wrist joint

a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
<noun.artifact>

wrist band

wristlet

any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
<noun.body>

carpal

carpal bone

wrist bone

a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
<noun.body>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

articulatio radiocarpea

carpus

radiocarpal joint

wrist

wrist joint

protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football players
<noun.artifact>

wrist pad

pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
<noun.artifact>

gudgeon pin

wrist pin

a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

wrist watch

wristwatch

a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
<noun.artifact>

bracelet

watch bracelet

watchband

watchstrap

wristband

band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist
<noun.artifact>

wristband

a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
<noun.artifact>

wrist band

wristlet

a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

wrist watch

wristwatch

(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

judicial writ

writ

made more obvious or prominent
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

writ large

sample sentences

"the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features"

a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

certiorari

writ of certiorari

a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained
<noun.communication>

writ of detinue