Fold (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A group of sheep or goats.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

• Flock

Hypernyms

• Animal Group

Meaning ²

A group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

• Congregation
• Faithful

Hypernyms

• Social Group

Hyponyms

• Flock

Meaning ³

The act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Folding

Hyponyms

• Pleating

Related Words

• Fold (verb)

Meaning ⁴

A geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Folding

Hypernyms

• Geologic Process

Meaning ⁵

A pen for sheep.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Sheepfold
• Sheepcote
• Sheep Pen

Related Words

• Fold (verb)

Meaning ⁶

An angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow".

Classification

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.

Synonyms

• Bend
• Plication
• Flexure
• Crease
• Crimp

Hypernyms

• Angularity

Hyponyms

• Twist
• Plait
• Ruck
• Twirl

Related Words

• Fold (verb)

Meaning ⁷

A folded part (as in skin or muscle).

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

• Plica

Hypernyms

• Complex Body Part
• Bodily Structure
• Body Structure
• Anatomical Structure

Hyponyms

• Vocal Band
• Vocal Fold
• Plica Vocalis
• Epicanthic Fold