| wrapped | | |
| adj. | 1. cloaked, clothed, draped, mantled, wrapped | covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak.; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks" |
| ~ covered | overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form.; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony" |
| adj. | 2. absorbed, captive, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped | giving or marked by complete attention to.; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" |
| ~ attentive | (often followed by `to') giving care or attention.; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor" |
| adj. | 3. wrapped | enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like.; "gaily wrapped gifts" |
| casing | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. case, casing, shell | the housing or outer covering of something.; "the clock has a walnut case" |
| ~ boot | protective casing for something that resembles a leg. |
| ~ gear box, gear case, gearbox | the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed. |
| ~ grandfather clock, longcase clock | a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case. |
| ~ housing | a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component. |
| ~ jacket | the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. casing | the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire. |
| ~ covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
| ~ pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre | a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. case, casing | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening.; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" |
| ~ doorway, room access, door, threshold | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close.; "he stuck his head in the doorway" |
| ~ framework | a structure supporting or containing something. |
| ~ window | a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air. |
| package | | |
| n. (group) | 1. bundle, package, packet, parcel | a collection of things wrapped or boxed together. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ wisp | a small bundle of straw or hay. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. package, parcel | a wrapped container. |
| ~ sheaf, bundle | a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ pack | a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film). |
| ~ packet | a small package or bundle. |
| n. (communication) | 3. computer software, package, software, software package, software program, software system | (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory.; "the market for software is expected to expand" |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ computer code, code | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions. |
| ~ alpha software | a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers. |
| ~ authoring language | software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming. |
| ~ beta software | software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release.; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it" |
| ~ compatible software | software that can run on different computers without modification. |
| ~ compatible software | application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together. |
| ~ computer-aided design, cad | software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing. |
| ~ freeware | software that is provided without charge. |
| ~ groupware | software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space. |
| ~ operating system, os | (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services. |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| ~ subprogram, subroutine, procedure, routine, function | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program. |
| ~ shareware | software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.. |
| ~ shrink-wrapped software | software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform). |
| ~ spyware | computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent. |
| ~ supervisory software | specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs. |
| ~ software documentation, documentation | program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs. |
| ~ database management system, dbms | a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database. |
| ~ upgrade | software that provides better performance than an earlier version did. |
| v. (contact) | 4. box, package | put into a box.; "box the gift, please" |
| ~ encase, incase, case | enclose in, or as if in, a case.; "my feet were encased in mud" |
| encase | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. case, encase, incase | enclose in, or as if in, a case.; "my feet were encased in mud" |
| ~ pack | arrange in a container.; "pack the books into the boxes" |
| ~ box, package | put into a box.; "box the gift, please" |
| ~ sack | put in a sack.; "The grocer sacked the onions" |
| ~ crate | put into a crate; as for protection.; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum" |
| ~ inclose, shut in, close in, enclose | surround completely.; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
| envelop | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap | enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering.; "Fog enveloped the house" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| ~ benight | envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness.; "The benighted peoples of this area" |
| ~ tube | place or enclose in a tube. |
| ~ capsulate, capsule, capsulise, capsulize | enclose in a capsule. |
| ~ engulf | flow over or cover completely.; "The bright light engulfed him completely" |
| ~ sheathe | enclose with a sheath.; "sheathe a sword" |
| ~ cocoon | wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection. |
| ~ bathe | suffuse with or as if with light.; "The room was bathed in sunlight" |
| ~ enshroud, shroud, hide, cover | cover as if with a shroud.; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" |
| insulate | | |
| v. (change) | 1. insulate | protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material.; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ weatherstrip | provide with weatherstripping.; "The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in" |
| ~ soundproof | insulate against noise.; "Proust had his apartment soundproofed" |
| v. (change) | 2. insulate, isolate | place or set apart.; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" |
| ~ segregate | separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others.; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims" |
| ~ ghettoise, ghettoize | put in a ghetto.; "The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized" |
| ~ cloister | seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister.; "She cloistered herself in the office" |
| ~ seclude, sequestrate, sequester, withdraw | keep away from others.; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" |
| ~ quarantine | place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons.; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England" |
| ~ maroon | leave stranded on a desert island without resources.; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island" |
| ~ discriminate, single out, separate | treat differently on the basis of sex or race. |
| pack | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. battalion, large number, multitude, pack, plurality | a large indefinite number.; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" |
| ~ large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude. |
| n. (group) | 2. pack | a complete collection of similar things. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ disc pack, disk pack | (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device. |
| ~ deck of cards, pack of cards, deck | a pack of 52 playing cards. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. pack | a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film). |
| ~ parcel, package | a wrapped container. |
| n. (group) | 4. gang, mob, pack, ring | an association of criminals.; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" |
| ~ association | a formal organization of people or groups of people.; "he joined the Modern Language Association" |
| ~ nest | a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality.; "a nest of thieves" |
| ~ youth gang | a gang whose members are teenagers. |
| ~ gangdom, gangland, organized crime | underworld organizations. |
| ~ gangster, mobster | a criminal who is a member of gang. |
| n. (group) | 5. camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. |
| ~ band, circle, lot, set | an unofficial association of people or groups.; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" |
| ~ bloomsbury group | an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles. |
| ~ bohemia | a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style. |
| ~ brain trust, kitchen cabinet | an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government. |
| ~ loop | an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan).; "he's no longer in the loop" |
| ~ cabal, camarilla, faction, junto | a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue. |
| ~ junta, military junta | a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power. |
| ~ maffia, mafia | any tightly knit group of trusted associates. |
| ~ faction, sect | a dissenting clique. |
| ~ galere, rogue's gallery | a coterie of undesirable people. |
| ~ hard core | the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement. |
| n. (group) | 6. pack | a group of hunting animals. |
| ~ canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog | a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds.; "the dog barked all night" |
| ~ hound, hound dog | any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears. |
| ~ animal group | a group of animals. |
| ~ wolf pack | a group of wolves hunting together. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. face pack, pack | a cream that cleanses and tones the skin. |
| ~ corrective, restorative | a device for treating injury or disease. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. pack | a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect. |
| ~ corrective, restorative | a device for treating injury or disease. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. pack | a bundle (especially one carried on the back). |
| ~ sheaf, bundle | a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing. |
| v. (contact) | 10. pack | arrange in a container.; "pack the books into the boxes" |
| ~ containerise, containerize | package in a container.; "The cargo was containerized for safe and efficient shipping" |
| ~ bag | put into a bag.; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries" |
| ~ encase, incase, case | enclose in, or as if in, a case.; "my feet were encased in mud" |
| ~ bundle, bundle up, roll up | make into a bundle.; "he bundled up his few possessions" |
| ~ stow | fill by packing tightly.; "stow the cart" |
| v. (motion) | 11. pack | fill to capacity.; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "The murder trial packed the court house" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
| ~ jam, mob, throng, pile, pack | press tightly together or cram.; "The crowd packed the auditorium" |
| v. (contact) | 12. bundle, compact, pack, wad | compress into a wad.; "wad paper into the box" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| ~ compact, pack | have the property of being packable or of compacting easily.; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well" |
| ~ puddle | work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud. |
| v. (contact) | 13. pack | carry, as on one's back.; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain" |
| ~ carry, transport | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body.; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" |
| v. (social) | 14. pack | set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome.; "pack a jury" |
| ~ appoint, constitute, name, nominate | create and charge with a task or function.; "nominate a committee" |
| v. (stative) | 15. carry, pack, take | have with oneself; have on one's person.; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
| ~ carry | have or possess something abstract.; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance" |
| v. (motion) | 16. jam, mob, pack, pile, throng | press tightly together or cram.; "The crowd packed the auditorium" |
| ~ crowd together, crowd | to gather together in large numbers.; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" |
| v. (motion) | 17. backpack, pack | hike with a backpack.; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ pack | carry, as on one's back.; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain" |
| ~ hike | walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise.; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies" |
| v. (contact) | 18. pack, tamp, tamp down | press down tightly.; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso" |
| ~ compress, pack together, compact | make more compact by or as if by pressing.; "compress the data" |
| v. (contact) | 19. pack | seal with packing.; "pack the faucet" |
| ~ seal, seal off | make tight; secure against leakage.; "seal the windows" |
| v. (contact) | 20. compact, pack | have the property of being packable or of compacting easily.; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well" |
| ~ wad, compact, bundle, pack | compress into a wad.; "wad paper into the box" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (contact) | 21. load down, pack | load with a pack. |
| ~ load, load up, lade, laden | fill or place a load on.; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" |
| v. (body) | 22. pack | treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood.; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice" |
| ~ care for, treat | provide treatment for.; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" |
| wrap | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. wrap, wrapper | cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person. |
| ~ cloak | a loose outer garment. |
| n. (food) | 2. wrap | a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla. |
| ~ sandwich | two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them. |
| ~ tortilla | thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. wrap, wrapper, wrapping | the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped. |
| ~ covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
| ~ envelope | any wrapper or covering. |
| ~ plastic film, film | a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things. |
| ~ gift wrapping | ornamental wrapping for gifts. |
| ~ jacket | an outer wrapping or casing.; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets" |
| ~ plastic wrap | wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic. |
| v. (contact) | 4. wrap, wrap up | arrange or fold as a cover or protection.; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" |
| ~ do up | wrap for decorative purposes.; "The gift was done up in pretty red paper" |
| ~ parcel | make into a wrapped container. |
| ~ cere | wrap up in a cerecloth.; "cere a corpse" |
| ~ shrinkwrap | wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling.; "shrinkwrap the CDs" |
| ~ gift-wrap | wrap (a gift) attractively. |
| ~ shroud | wrap in a shroud.; "shroud the corpses" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (contact) | 5. roll, twine, wind, wrap | arrange or or coil around.; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" |
| ~ spool | wind onto a spool or a reel. |
| ~ reel | wind onto or off a reel. |
| ~ ball | form into a ball by winding or rolling.; "ball wool" |
| ~ clew, clue | roll into a ball. |
| ~ coil, curl, loop | wind around something in coils or loops. |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (contact) | 6. wrap | crash into so as to coil around.; "The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant" |
| ~ crash | cause to crash.; "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost" |
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