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# wrapper

noun (wrapper, wrappers)

«wrapper» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A wrapper is the paper, foil or plastic around a candy, a snack or a present. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#m1)
2. A wrapper is anything that covers or wraps something else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#m2)
3. A wrapper can also be a loose gown worn at home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#m3)

### In the lessons

a thing collected and counted, often next to bottle caps; in everyday life, wrappers are litter to put in the bin or recycle; phrases «candy wrapper», «sweet wrapper» (UK), «chocolate wrapper»

### Examples

- Danny found 46 wrappers at the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x1)
- He has 52 wrappers in his collection. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x2)
- How many more wrappers than bottle caps did he find? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x3)
- He threw away 10 wrappers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x4)
- Put your wrapper in the bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x5)
- The wrapper was shiny and gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x6)
- We picked up wrappers on clean-up day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x7)
- Some wrappers can be recycled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x8)
- The chocolate wrapper had a prize inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x9)
- Don't drop wrappers in the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x10)
- "Every winter she wore a wrapper of yellow satin, and it always remained new, and was the only fashion she followed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x11)

### Note

A thing counted. «found» adds, «threw away» takes away. Trap: caps and wrappers are counted apart. The «w» is silent: «rapper». Litter harms animals, so bin your wrappers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wrapper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wrapper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wrapper.html) on Mova free.