folds

Noun

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding
• a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
• a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
• a group of sheep or goats
• a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
• a pen for sheep
• the act of folding
• plural of fold

Verb

• bend or lay so that one part covers the other
• incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
• cease to operate or cause to cease operating
• confine in a fold, like sheep
• become folded or folded up
  • "The bed folds in a jiffy"
• third-person singular simple present indicative of fold

Synonyms

bend, close, close down, close up, congregation, crease, crimp, faithful, flexure, flock, fold, fold up, folding, pen up, plica, plication, sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold, shut down, turn up

Antonyms

open, unfold