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31pucker\ factor — The degree to which one is in mortal terror while excecuting a dangerous task. Term credited to USAF A 10 pilots flying ground attack missions during The Gulf War. So, I m ridin in Bobby s new Vette and he takes this corner at like 110 mph… …
32pucker — I. verb (puckered; puckering) Etymology: probably irregular from 1poke Date: 1598 intransitive verb to become wrinkled or constricted transitive verb to contract into folds or wrinkles II. noun Date: circa …
33pucker — puckerer, n. /puk euhr/, v.t., v.i. 1. to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict: Worry puckered his brow. n. 2. a wrinkle; an irregular fold. 3. a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or… …
34pucker up — verb To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissing …
35pucker — Mawdesley Glossary to be in a quandry …
36pucker — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wrinkle, crease, crinkle, ruffle, shirring. v. contract; corrugate, crinkle, wrinkle, shirr, ruffle. See fold. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pleat, tuck, crease, furrow; see fold 1 , wrinkle . v. Syn. pleat …
37pucker — puck·er || pÊŒkÉ™(r) n. fold, crease, wrinkle; gather, tight crease or wrinkle v. purse, constrict until tight and wrinkled (i.e. the lips); crease, wrinkle; become wrinkled, become creased …
38pucker — verb tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds. noun a wrinkle or small fold. Derivatives puckery adjective Origin C16: prob. frequentative, from the base of poke2 and pocket (suggesting the formation of small purse like gatherings) …
39pucker — I. v. a. Corrugate, furrow, cockle, wrinkle, crinkle, crease, gather into wrinkles or folds, gather. II. n. Fold, wrinkle, crinkle, crease, furrow …
40pucker — v 1. gather, shirr, pleat, ruck, ruffle, draw together; compress, shrink, wither, contract, furrow, squeeze, tighten, purse, knit, crinkle, corrugate, shrivel, wrinkle, crease; muss, rumple, mess up. n 2. wrinkle, fold, gather, pleat; crumple,… …