Folder vs. Fold
Foldernoun
An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
Foldernoun
(computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored. The files and subfolders in a folder are usually related.
Foldernoun
A machine or person that folds things.
Foldernoun
A folding knife.
Foldernoun
One who, or that which, folds; esp., a flat, knifelike instrument used for folding paper.
Foldernoun
a small book usually having a paper cover
Foldernoun
covering that is folded over to protect the contents
Foldverb
(transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
Foldverb
(transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
Foldverb
(intransitive) To become folded; to form folds.
Foldverb
To fall over; to be crushed.
Foldverb
(transitive) To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).
Foldverb
(intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.
Foldverb
To withdraw from betting.
Foldverb
To withdraw or quit in general.
Foldverb
To stir gently, with a folding action.
Foldverb
Of a company, to cease to trade.
Foldverb
To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands.
Foldverb
To cover or wrap up; to conceal.
Foldverb
To confine animals in a fold.
Foldnoun
An act of folding.
Foldnoun
A bend or crease.
Foldnoun
Any correct move in origami.
Foldnoun
(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.
Foldnoun
The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.
Foldnoun
That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops; embrace.
Foldnoun
(geology) The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.
Foldnoun
In functional programming, any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value.
Foldnoun
A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
Foldnoun
(collective) A group of sheep or goats.
Foldnoun
(figuratively) Home, family.
Foldnoun
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.
Foldnoun
A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.
Foldnoun
(obsolete) A boundary or limit.
Foldnoun
The Earth; earth; land, country.
Foldverb
To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.
Foldverb
To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair.
Foldverb
To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.
Foldverb
To cover or wrap up; to conceal.
Foldverb
To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold.
Foldverb
To confine in a fold, as sheep.
Foldverb
To confine sheep in a fold.
Foldnoun
A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication.
Foldnoun
Times or repetitions; - used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four.
Foldnoun
That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace.
Foldnoun
An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.
Foldnoun
A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold.
Foldnoun
A boundary; a limit.
Foldnoun
an angular or rounded shape made by folding;
Foldnoun
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
Foldnoun
a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle)
Foldnoun
a pen for sheep
Foldnoun
the act of folding;
Foldverb
bend or lay so that one part covers the other;
Foldverb
intertwine;
Foldverb
incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating;
Foldverb
cease to operate or cause to cease operating;
Foldverb
confine in a fold, like sheep
Foldverb
become folded or folded up;
