7
curl(noun, verb, twist, bend, bow)
7
plait(verb, turn, gather, bend, gathering)
7
plica(noun, turn, smooth, point, line)
7
ridge(noun, verb, part, turn, point)
7
screw(verb, set, press, crush, twist)
7
seam(noun, verb, crush, point, line)
7
wind(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
6
cockle(verb, upset, disturb, turn, crush)
6
corrugation(noun, turn, point, line, gather)
6
crimple(verb, press, crush, fold, crumple)
5
kink(noun, twist, bend, loop, curve)
5
knit(verb, gather, contract, bend, fold)
5
plication(noun, turn, smooth, gather, bend)
5
ripple
5
rivel(noun, turn, point, line, gather)
4
bend(noun, verb, turn, twist, gather)
4
buckle(verb, crush, twist, bend, bow)
4
contort(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
4
purse(verb, upset, disturb, line, gather)
4
scrunch up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, wrinkle, crumple)
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