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2 VERB If cloth or paper creases or if you crease it, lines form in it when it is crushed or folded. □ [V ] Most outfits crease a bit when you are travelling. □ [V n] Liz sat down on the bed, lowering herself carefully so as not to crease her skirt. ●  creased ADJ □  His clothes were creased, as if he had slept in them.

3 N‑COUNT Creases in someone's skin are lines which form where their skin folds when they move. □  When Crevecoeur smiled, the creases in his face deepened. ●  creased ADJ □  …Jock's creased drunken face.

4 N‑SING In cricket, the crease is a line on the playing surface where the batsman stands. □  Haynes was still at the crease, unbeaten on 84.

cre|ate ◆◆◆ /krie I t/ (creates , creating , created )

1 VERB To create something means to cause it to happen or exist. □ [V n] We set business free to create more jobs in Britain. □ [V n] Criticizing will only destroy a relationship and create feelings of failure. ●  crea|tion /krie I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] These businesses stimulate the creation of local jobs.

2 VERB When someone creates a new product or process, they invent it or design it. □ [V n] It is really great for a radio producer to create a show like this. SYNONYMS create VERB

1

cause:Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems.

lead to:Ethnic tensions among the republics could lead to civil war.

bring about:The only way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country.

2

make:She made her own bread.

form:They formed a circle and sang 'Auld Lang Syne'.

produce:The drug is known to produce side-effects in women.

invent:He invented the first electric clock.

devise:We devised a scheme to help him.

crea|tion /krie I ʃ ^ə n/ (creations )

1 N‑COUNT You can refer to something that someone has made as a creation , especially if it shows skill, imagination, or artistic ability. □  The bathroom is entirely my own creation.

2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft the N ] In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God. □  A guy who believes in divine creation argues with a girl who believes in evolution.

3 N‑UNCOUNT People sometimes refer to the whole world or universe and everything in it as creation . [LITERARY ] □  We seek not only to save ourselves, but to save all creation.

4 → see also create

crea|tion|ism /krie I ʃ ^ə n I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect.

crea|tion|ist /krie I ʃ ^ə n I st/ (creationists ) N‑COUNT A creationist is someone who believes that the story of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and who rejects the theory of evolution.

crea|tive ◆◇◇ /krie I t I v/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A creative person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts. □  Like so many creative people, he was never satisfied. □  …her obvious creative talents. ●  crea|tiv|ity /kriː e I t I v I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □  American art reached a peak of creativity in the '50s and '60s.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Creative activities involve the inventing and making of new kinds of things. □  …creative writing. □  Cooking is creative.