wrinkles

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a small line in the skin caused by old age:

fine wrinkles around the eyes

anti-wrinkle creams

a small line or fold in cloth

a problem, usually a small one:

iron out wrinkles There are still a few wrinkles to iron out (= solve) before the agreement can be signed.

If skin or material wrinkles, or if something wrinkles it, it gets small lines or folds in it:

Sunbathing can prematurely age and wrinkle the skin.

to make folds appear on your face above your eyes to show that you are surprised or confused:

She wrinkled her brow and laughed.

to show that you dislike something or that you disapprove of something by tightening the muscles in your nose so that small lines appear in the skin:

wrinkle (up) your nose at She wrinkled up her nose at the strange smell coming from the kitchen.

a small line in the skin, or a small fold in cloth:

You need to iron out the wrinkles in your skirt.

fig. We still need to iron out a few wrinkles (= slight problems) in our agreement.