Phrase Hound found 59 phrases and 149 compound words that contain fold. The most common are listed below. Open fold in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 59
- fold upTo make or become more compact by folding.
- above the foldSituated in the upper half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, and thus more prominent, as the lower half is not usually visible when the folded newspaper is displayed for sale.
- below the foldPrinted on the lower half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, such that it is not immediately visible on a folded copy of the newspaper, e.g. as displayed at a newsstand or in a vending machine.
- fold mountainA mountain created when two tectonic plates collide into each other.
- Bradley FoldA suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, halfway between Bury and Bolton town centres (OS grid ref SD7508).
- fold equityThe portion of the pot one expects to win, on average, by a bet that induces opponents to fold, rather than by seeing the showdown.
- Scottish FoldA domestic cat of a breed with ears folded down towards the front of the head.
- two-foldAlternative spelling of twofold: Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.
- mountain foldA fold where a portion of paper is pushed behind the rest of the paper, usually marked with a line pattern comprising one dash and two dots: -··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-.
- ten-foldAlternative form of tenfold: Ten times as much or as many.
- tri-foldAlternative form of trifold: threefold
- valley foldA fold where a portion of the paper is pushed to the front of the rest of the paper, usually marked with a traced line: ------------.
- vocal foldThe vocal cord.
- epicanthic foldSynonym of epicanthus: A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
- e-foldMultiplied by e.
- fold downTo downmix.
- banana foldA long crease below the buttock that results from a deposit of fatty tissue.
- fentanyl foldA specific physical posture that an individual assumes while under the influence of fentanyl.
- fold and thrust beltA series of mountainous foothills adjacent to an orogenic belt, which forms due to contractional tectonics.
- urogenital foldOne half of a paired embryonic structure in placental mammals that develops into the labium minus/labium vulvae in females and the ventral penile skin in males.
- epicanthal foldSynonym of epicanthus: A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
- fold flatA fold mirror that is a "flat", i.e. a plane mirror
- fold mirrorAn mirror used to bend an optical path so that it can be made longer than the physical size of the system
- fold-outAlternative form of foldout: An overlarge page that is folded into a book or magazine.
- fold one's tentTo withdraw, especially in a discreet manner; to disengage; to quit.
Compound words 149
- folderAn organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
- manifoldVarious in kind, quality, or manifestation; diverse.
- unfoldTo undo a folding.
- sevenfoldSeven times as much; multiplied by seven.
- twofoldDouble; duplicate; multiplied by two.
- threefoldThree times as great.
- foldableThat can be folded.
- centerfoldThe single larger sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication, folded so as to open wider than a standard page spread.
- tenfoldTen times as much or as many.
- fourfoldFour times as great; quadruple.