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fold
fold
/ˈfoʊld/
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an angular or rounded shape made by folding
fold meaning(s)
- (n) an angular or rounded shape made by folding
- (n) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
- (n) a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
- (n) a group of sheep or goats
- (n) a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
- (n) a pen for sheep
- (n) the act of folding
- (v) bend or lay so that one part covers the other
- (v) incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
- (v) cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- (v) confine in a fold, like sheep
- (v) become folded or folded up
fold usage(s)
- Now he's tackling the hottest folding problem of the day: finding the rules that govern how protein molecules twist into the complex shapes that are key to their biological function.
- But marriage is down 30% since 1970, with the number of unmarried couples living together up 10-fold since 1960.
- fold up fold up bend or lay so that one part covers the other
- foldable foldable capable of being folded up and stored
- foldaway foldaway capable of being folded up and stored
- folder folder /ˈfoʊl dər/ ? a small book usually having a paper cover
- folderal folderal ornamental objects of no great value
- folderol folderol nonsensical talk or writing
- folding folding /ˈfoʊl dɪŋ/ ? the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional…
- folding chair folding chair a chair that can be folded flat for storage
- folding door folding door an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by…
- folding money folding money currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed…
- folding saw folding saw a saw with a toothed blade that folds into a handle (the way a pocketknife…
- foldout foldout an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine
- folia folia a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock
- foliaceous foliaceous of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
- foliage foliage /ˈfoʊ lɪdʒ/ ? the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- foliaged foliaged bearing numerous leaves
- foliate foliate /ˈfoʊ li ˌeɪt/ ? hammer into thin flat foils
- foliated foliated ornamented with foliage or foils
- foliation foliation /ˌfoʊ li ˈeɪ ʃən/ ? (botany) the process of forming leaves
- folic acid folic acid a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
- folie folie (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than…
- folie a deux folie a deux the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions)…
- folio folio /ˈfəʊ lɪ əʊ/ ? the system of numbering pages