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cling film

UK/ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm/

cling film noun: a plastic film (originally polyvinylidene chloride but now polyethylene) that is so light and thin that it clings to any object about which it is wrapped; used to cover and preserve foodstuffs etc.

Noun

cling film (countable and uncountable, plural cling films)

  1. (Philippines, UK, rare) A plastic film (originally polyvinylidene chloride but now polyethylene) that is so light and thin that it clings to any object about which it is wrapped; used to cover and preserve foodstuffs etc.
    Synonyms:
    plastic wrap, Saran Wrap

Synonyms of cling film

Forms of cling film

pluralcling films
alternative formclingfilm

Questions about cling film

What does cling film mean?
Cling film means a plastic film (originally polyvinylidene chloride but now polyethylene) that is so light and thin that it clings to any object about which it is wrapped; used to cover and preserve foodstuffs etc.
What part of speech is cling film?
Cling film is a noun.
How do you pronounce cling film?
Cling film is pronounced /ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm/ (UK).
What is the plural of cling film?
The plural of cling film is cling films.

Words near cling film in the dictionary

  1. Cline Town
  2. clinemetric
  3. clinemetrics
  4. clines
  5. cling
  6. cling film
  7. cling films
  8. cling on
  9. cling peach
  10. cling peaches
  11. cling to

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