n
A file for storing documents that opens by expanding like an accordion.
adj
Having formed, been crumpled into the form of, an accordion-like shape.
v
(transitive) To fold up; fold around; wrap up; envelop.
n
A crease or turn that causes something to double back on itself.
n
(obsolete) A fold, bend, or coil in a tail, snake's body etc.
n
The person appearing in such a photograph.
n
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centerfold [The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.]
v
(idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) to make, or become, coiled
v
(intransitive) To fold compactly.
v
(intransitive) To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
v
to be drawn closer and farther apart repeatedly, or up and down, as if situated on a working concertina's folds
v
To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.
n
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
v
(transitive) To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy.
n
An instance of e-folding
v
Alternative form of infold [(transitive) To fold inwards.]
n
One who, or that which, enfolds.
v
(transitive) To fold in this manner.
n
A folded paper structure created by connecting the ends of a strip of four squares, each folded along 45-degree diagonals.
v
(transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
v
To put away by folding; to collapse something into a space where it can be stored while not in use.
v
To cross one's arms over one's chest.
v
(idiomatic) To withdraw, especially in a discreet manner; to disengage; to quit.
v
(idiomatic) To make or become more compact by folding.
adj
Alternative form of foldout [That folds out from a closed position]
adj
That may be folded away when not in use.
n
(sciences) A measurement of change in value, expressed as a ratio, so that for example a value changing from 30 to 60 represents a foldchange of 2.
adj
Having been folded; having many folds.
adj
Alternative spelling of folded up [Having been folded; having many folds.]
n
A machine or person that folds things.
n
(slang) Banknotes, paper money.
adj
That folds out from a closed position
adj
Having one component that folds over the top of another.
n
A chair that can be folded up for storage.
adv
(poetic) Towards a sheepfold.
adj
(informal) Having or characterized by folds.
n
The act by which something is furled.
n
A document folding method that uses two parallel folds to create six panels; the left and right panels are half the width of the center panels and fold inward to meet in the middle without overlapping.
v
(transitive) To fold inwards.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To fold one into another; fold together.
v
(medicine, surgery) To fold up or enclose into a sheath-like or pouch-like structure, either naturally or as part of a surgical procedure.
v
(slang, informal) To exercise sound judgment in a situation that is precarious and uncertain.
n
Packaging that can be made to lie flat.
n
A place impossible to get out of, as by a lock.
adj
(obsolete) Having many folds, layers, or plates.
n
(origami) A fold where a portion of paper is pushed behind the rest of the paper, usually marked with a line pattern comprising one dash and two dots: -··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-.
v
(transitive) To construct by means of decorative paper folding.
v
(transitive) To fold excessively.
adj
Capable of being folded up or disassembled for storage.
v
(transitive) To enfold in paper.
n
The folding of paper; origami
adj
Having multiple folds.
adj
Capable of being made into a cylinder shape by rolling.
v
(transitive) To form (sheet metal) into a desired cross section through continuous bending of a long strip of the metal as it passes through a set of rollers.
v
To fold under or round an object.
v
(slang) To fold or cause to buckle in half, similar to the way a taco is folded.
n
A form of origami in which small squares of paper bearing symmetrical designs are folded so as to interlock and produce a three-dimensional version of the design.
n
(countable) An instance of the technology, an item that applies the science.
n
(paper engineering) A folded paper in a publication, such as a book or a greeting card, that is intended to be unfolded for use outside the normal form factor of the publication.
n
A wallet with three equal-sized sections that fold together.
adj
That may be tucked away when not in use.
n
A single loop of a coil.
v
(rare, transitive and intransitive) To come together in order to form a whole
n
(origami) A fold where a portion of the paper is pushed to the front of the rest of the paper, usually marked with a traced line: ------------.
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