Definition of folds

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• folds is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• folds is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• folds is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of folds

• a folded part (as in skin or muscle) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. plica
• cease to operate or cause to cease operating (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. close
  2. close down
  3. close up
  4. shut down
• an angular or rounded shape made by folding (noun)

  Examples

  1. a fold in the napkin

  Synonyms

  1. bend
  2. crease
  3. crimp
  4. flexure
  5. plication
• a group of sheep or goats (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. flock
• confine in a fold, like sheep (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. pen up
• bend or lay so that one part covers the other (verb)

  Examples

  1. fold up the newspaper

  Synonyms

  1. fold up
  2. turn up
• become folded or folded up (verb)

  Examples

  1. The bed folds in a jiffy

  Synonyms

  1. fold up
• the act of folding (noun)

  Examples

  1. he gave the napkins a double fold

  Synonyms

  1. folding
• a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. congregation
  2. faithful
• a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. folding
• a pen for sheep (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. sheep pen
  2. sheepcote
  3. sheepfold
• incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating (verb)

See definition of folds in Merriam Webster