to wrap sth with

  • 11sheet — noun 1 large piece of fabric used on a bed ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, crisp, fresh ▪ a pile of clean sheets ▪ crumpled, rumpled (esp. AmE) ▪ …

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  • 12foil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 metal in a thin sheet ADJECTIVE ▪ aluminium (BrE), aluminum (AmE), gold, silver, tin ▪ kitchen (BrE) … OF FOIL …

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  • 13plastic — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy duty, reinforced, strong ▪ thin ▪ flexible, rigid ▪ moulded/molded …

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  • 14polythene — (BrE) (AmE polyethylene) noun VERB + POLYTHENE/POLYETHYLENE ▪ cover sth with, line sth with, wrap sth in POLYTHENE/POLYETHYLENE + NOUN ▪ bag ▪ film (AmE) …

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  • 15pastry — noun 1 (esp. BrE) mixture of flour and water ADJECTIVE ▪ crisp, light ▪ Bake until the pastry is crisp and golden. ▪ soggy (BrE) ▪ golden, golden brown …

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  • 16finger — fin|ger1 W2S2 [ˈfıŋgə US ər] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your hand)¦ 2 cross your fingers 3 not lift/raise a finger 4 put your finger on something 5 not lay a finger on somebody 6 have/keep your finger on the pulse (of… …

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  • 17do — do1 W1S1 [du:] auxiliary v past tense did [dıd] past participle done [dʌn] third person singular does [dəz strong dʌz] [: Old English; Origin: don] 1.) a) used with another verb to form questions or negatives ▪ Do you like bananas? ▪ …

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  • 18lap — 1 noun 1 LEGS (C) the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down: Come and sit on my lap, Ginny. 2 RACE (C) one journey around or along a running track, race course etc: Hill finished a lap ahead of his team mate. | do/run/swim a lap: Come …

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  • 19mind — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ the complex nature of the human mind ▪ conscious, subconscious, unconscious ▪ Our subconscious mind tries to protect us …

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  • 20gift — noun 1 sth that you give to sb ADJECTIVE ▪ generous, kind, thoughtful (esp. AmE) ▪ Thank you all for your kind gifts. ▪ expensive, lavish, precious …

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