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folds

/fəʊldz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An act of folding.
  2. A bend or crease.
  3. Any correct move in origami.
  4. (newspapers) The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.
  5. (by extension) The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.
  6. That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops; embrace.
  7. To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
  8. To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
  9. To become folded; to form folds.
  10. To fall over; to be crushed.
  11. To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).
  12. To give way on a point or in an argument.
  13. A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
  14. (collective) A group of sheep or goats.
  15. Home, family.
  16. A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.
  17. A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.
  18. A boundary or limit.
  19. To confine animals in a fold.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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