fold
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2.4
- noun
- /foʊld/
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pliegue
- She carefully made a fold in the fabric to create a neat hem.
- vocal folds
- nasolabial folds
- skin folds
This should be front page above the fold top of the position on a website.
- This should be front page above the fold top of the position on a website.
Examples
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Find the center, which is this little fold right here.
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But you never could get that last fold right no matter how hard you tried.
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OK, It was a double fold on the back.
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So it does this kind of double fold and will fold right up there.
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And then the fold is there.
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And look at this sharp fold right now.
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You could do a single fold like that or a dual fold.
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And again, make sure you see those folds in the hem.
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Make a four-inch fold.
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Air admitted from the balcony under the folds of the drawn curtain grazes his face.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
77
1.2
A curved part of a road, river, pipe, or body
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1.5
A line made when cloth or paper is folded
10
5.5
A small sewn fold in cloth used to make it fit better
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5.4
A large page kept inside a book or magazine that opens to show a picture such as a map
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6.1
A small wavy fold or ridge made by pressing something
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9.5
A bend in something like a metal rod or part of the body
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9.2
A large folded page in a book, magazine, or album cover that opens to show a wide picture
A fold in fabric or body tissue
A fold of skin or other soft part inside the body
A way of folding paper that makes a zig-zag, often for maps or brochures
A pattern where paper, cloth, or rock is bent back and forth like an accordion
A series of paper folds that go back and forth like the letter Z
A way of bending paper to make a zigzag shape like an accordion, often used in brochures and maps
Paper in a long zigzag stack for use in printers
A fold in cloth where two folds meet and the extra fabric is turned inward
A part of clothing folded back on itself
A small wrinkle in cloth that makes the surface uneven
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A pattern where paper, cloth, or rock is bent back and forth like an accordion
- Specialized
Skin fold at the inner corner of the eye common in many East Asian people and some health conditions
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One of two thin pieces of tissue above the voice box that do not make sound
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Lower band of tissue in the throat that makes sound when air passes between the two bands
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Thin bands of tissue in the voice box that vibrate to make voice when air passes between them
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A thin piece of tissue in the throat above the vocal cords that usually does not make sound
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A fold of tissue in the voice box that protects the airway and does not make speech sounds
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A way of bending paper to make a zigzag shape like an accordion, often used in brochures and maps
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fold The word fold comes from an old English verb fealdan meaning 'to bend' or 'turn over', so a fold is the line or crease you get when something is bent over on itself.