âCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.â â Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
CRUMPLED
bent, crumpled, dented
(adjective) of metal e.g.; âbent nailsâ; âa car with a crumpled front endâ; âdented fendersâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
crumpled
simple past tense and past participle of crumple
Adjective
crumpled (comparative more crumpled, superlative most crumpled)
Squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.
Anagrams
• red clump
Source: Wiktionary
CRUMPLE
Crum"ple (krm"p'l), v. t. [imp & p. p. Crumpled (-p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crumpling (-plng).] Etym: [Dim. fr. crump, a.]
Definition: To draw or press into wrinkles or folds to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper. They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently scanned every wrinkle that could be made. Addison.
Crum"ple, v. i.
Definition: To contract irregularly; to show wrinkless after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
7 January 2025
UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; ââI canât tell you when the manager will arrive,â he said rather uninformativelyâ
Coffee Trivia
