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5 : SURROUND, ENVELOP

6 : INVOLVE, ENGROSS

7 : to complete filming or recording

Synonyms

embrace, enclose, encompass, enfold, enshroud, envelop, invest, lap, mantle, shroud, swathe, veil—more at ENFOLD

2wrap noun 1 : WRAPPER, WRAPPING

2 : an article of clothing that may be wrapped around a person

3 plural : SECRECY

4 : completion of filming or recording

wrap·around noun : a garment (as a dress) adjusted to the figure by wrapping around

wrap·per noun 1 : that in which something is wrapped

2 : one that wraps

3 : an article of clothing worn wrapped around the body

wrap·ping noun : something used to wrap an object : WRAPPER

wrap–up noun : SUMMARY

wrap up verb 1 : to make a single comprehensive report from : SUMMARIZE

2 : to bring to a usu. successful conclusion

Synonyms

[1] abstract, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recapitulate, sum up, summarize—more at SUMMARIZE

[2] close, conclude, end, finish, round, terminate, wind up—more at CLOSE

wrasse noun : any of a large family of usu. brightly colored marine fishes including many food fishes

wrath noun 1 : violent anger : RAGE

2 : condemnation esp. of a deity or sovereign; especially : divine punishment

Synonyms

[1] anger, furor, fury, indignation, ire, outrage, rage, spleen, wrathfulness—more at ANGER

[2] castigation, chastisement, correction, desert, discipline, nemesis, penalty, punishment—more at PUNISHMENT

wrath·ful adjective 1 : filled with wrath : very angry

2 : showing, marked by, or arising from anger

— wrath·ful·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1, 2] angry, boiling, enraged, furious, irate, mad, rabid, sore—more at ANGRY

wrath·ful·ness noun : the quality or fact of being wrathful

Synonyms

anger, furor, fury, indignation, ire, outrage, rage, spleen, wrath—more at ANGER

wreak verb [ORIGIN: ME wreken, fr. OE wrecan to drive, punish, avenge]

1 : to exact as a punishment : INFLICT <~ vengeance on an enemy>

2 : to give free scope or rein to <~ed his wrath>

3 : BRING ABOUT, CAUSE <~ havoc>

wreath noun, plural wreaths : a circular band of flowers or leaves usu. for decoration; also : something having a circular or coiling form

wreathe verb wreathed; wreath·ing 1 : to shape or take on the shape of a wreath

2 : to crown, decorate, or cover with or as if with a wreath

3 : to interweave or blend together

Synonyms

interlace, intersperse, intertwine, interweave, lace, thread, weave—more at THREAD

1wreck noun 1 : something (as goods) cast up on the land by the sea after a shipwreck

2 : the injury, destruction, or sinking of a vessel esp. by being cast on rocks or affected by the force of winds or waves : SHIPWRECK

3 : the action or an instance of crashing, breaking up, or destroying something

4 : broken remains (as of a vehicle after a crash)

5 : something disabled or in a state of ruin; also : an individual broken in health, strength, or spirits

Synonyms

[3] collision, crack-up, crash, smash—more at CRASH

[4] debris, remains, residue, rubble, ruins, wreckage—more at REMAINS

2wreck verb 1 : SHIPWRECK

2 : to ruin or damage by breaking up : involve in disaster or ruin

Synonyms

annihilate, blot out, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, exterminate, extinguish, obliterate, pulverize, ruin, shatter, smash, tear down, waste, wipe out—more at DESTROY

wreck·age noun 1 : the act of wrecking : the state of being wrecked

2 : the remains of a wreck

Synonyms

[1] annihilation, demolition, desolation, destruction, devastation, havoc, loss, obliteration, ruin, wastage—more at DESTRUCTION

[2] debris, remains, residue, rubble, ruins, wreck—more at REMAINS

wreck·er noun 1 : one that searches for or works upon the wrecks of ships

2 : TOW TRUCK

3 : one that wrecks; especially : one whose work is the demolition of buildings

wren noun : any of a family of small mostly brown singing birds with short wings and often a tail that points upward