Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
CREASE
kris, creese, crease
(noun) a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
(noun) a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface; âhis face has many linesâ; âironing gets rid of most wrinklesâ
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
(noun) an angular or rounded shape made by folding; âa fold in the napkinâ; âa crease in his trousersâ; âa plication on her blouseâ; âa flexure of the colonâ; âa bend of his elbowâ
graze, crease, rake
(verb) scrape gently; âgraze the skinâ
furrow, wrinkle, crease
(verb) make wrinkled or creased; âfurrow oneâs browâ
wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
(verb) make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; âcrispâ is archaic; âThe dress got wrinkledâ; âcrease the paper like this to make a craneâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
crease (plural creases)
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
(cricket) 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.
(lacrosse) The circle around the goal, where no offensive players can go.
(ice hockey, handball) The goal crease; an area in front of each goal.
(Jamaican, slang) A crack.
Synonyms
• (handball: goal crease): zone
Verb
crease (third-person singular simple present creases, present participle creasing, simple past and past participle creased)
(transitive) To make a crease in; to wrinkle.
(intransitive) To undergo creasing; to form wrinkles.
(transitive) To lightly bloody; to graze.
Etymology 2
Noun
crease (plural creases)
Archaic form of kris.
Verb
crease (third-person singular simple present creases, present participle creasing, simple past and past participle creased)
Archaic form of kris.
Anagrams
• Ceaser, Sarcee, recase, searce
Source: Wiktionary
Crease (krs), n.
Definition: See Creese. Tennison.
Crease, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness, krausen, kr, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor.kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple, crease.]
1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, howewer produced.
2. (Cricket)
Definition: One of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker. Bowling crease (Cricket), a line extending three feet four inches on each side of the central strings at right angles to the line between the wickets.
– Return crease (Cricket), a short line at each end of the bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward the bowler.
– Popping crease (Cricket),, a line drawn in front of the wicket, four feet distant from it, parallel to the bowling crease and at least as long as the latter. J. H. Walsh (Encyc. of Rural Sports).
Crease, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Creased (krst); p. pr. & vb. n. Creasing.]
Definition: To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling. Creased, like dog's ears in a folio. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
3 April 2025
WHOLE
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; âhow big is that part compared to the whole?â; âthe team is a unitâ
Coffee Trivia
