envelope

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈen-və-ˌlōp, ˈän-\
- /ˈenvələʊp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈen-və-ˌlōp, ˈän-\

Definitions of envelope word

noun envelope A flat paper container with a sealable flap, used to enclose a letter or document. 1
noun envelope for a letter, document 1
noun envelope sth that encloses 1
noun envelope mathematics: curve 1
transitive verb envelope cover 1
countable noun envelope An envelope is the rectangular paper cover in which you send a letter to someone through the post. 0

See all 22 definitions of envelope

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Parts of speech for Envelope

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Envelope

envelope popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for envelope

noun envelope

cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
wrapper — a person or thing that wraps.
covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
wrapping — something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater: an evening wrap.
packet — a small group or package of anything: a packet of letters.

verb envelope

seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
embosom — Take or press to one’s bosom; embrace.
girdled — a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
encase — Enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround.
enfold — Surround; envelop.

All 33 Synonyms of envelope

Antonyms for envelope

noun envelope

interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.

All 2 Antonyms of envelope

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