shrinkwrap
shrinkwrap is the alternative form of shrink-wrap.
Meaning of shrink-wrap
Noun
shrink-wrap (countable and uncountable, plural shrink-wraps)
- A plastic film that is used to protect an item and which during application contracts so it tightly enclose it.
- Please order another five rolls of shrink-wrap from the supply house.
- The wrapping around an item that has been shrink-wrapped.
- Please don't damage the shrink-wrap when you are boxing up the items for shipment.
Forms of shrinkwrap
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | shrinkwraps |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | shrinkwraps |
| present participle | shrinkwrapping |
| past participle | shrinkwrapped |
| past | shrinkwrapped |
Origin of shrinkwrap
From shrink + wrap.
Words formed from shrinkwrap
Phrases with shrinkwrap
Questions about shrinkwrap
- What is shrinkwrap the alternative form of?
- Shrinkwrap is the alternative form of shrink-wrap.
Words near shrinkwrap in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: shrinkwrap (page history and authors); shrink-wrap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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