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# wrapper

«wrapper» in Mova's school dictionary: **the paper, foil or plastic around a candy, a snack or a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (wrapper, wrappers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A wrapper is the paper, foil or plastic around a candy, a snack or a present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#m1)

2) A wrapper is anything that covers or wraps something else. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#m3)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x1)
- He has 52 wrappers in his collection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x2)
- How many more wrappers than bottle caps did he find? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x3)
- He threw away 10 wrappers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x4)
- Put your wrapper in the bin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x5)
- The wrapper was shiny and gold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x6)
- We picked up wrappers on clean-up day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x7)
- Some wrappers can be recycled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x8)
- The chocolate wrapper had a prize inside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/#x9)
- Don't drop wrappers in the playground. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [At the cinema you eat quietly and do not rustle wrappers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/8/)
- [There is no bin, so she folds the wrapper into her pocket and drops it in the bin at the car park.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/239-litter-and-caring-for-nature/8/)
- [Keep a snack wrapper in your pocket or bag until you find a bin, because litter harms animals and spoils places for everyone.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/239-litter-and-caring-for-nature/9/)
- [At the cinema, eat quietly and do not rustle wrappers, because noise spoils the film for others.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/297-calls-visits-thank-yous-and-quiet-places/19/)
- [He felt sick eating them, and Dad found the wrappers in his pocket.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wrapper» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrapper/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.