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   Puck·er

   /ˈpəkər/

   

   verb

   • 1. (especially with reference to a person's face) tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds: "the baby stirred, puckering up its tiny face"

   noun

   • 1. a tightly gathered wrinkle or small fold, especially on a person's face: "a pucker between his eyebrows"

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a verb): probably frequentative, from the base of poke2 and pocket (suggesting the formation of small purse-like gatherings).

   Derivatives

   • 1. puckery adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • P

     3

   • U

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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