envelop
Enfold on all sides
To envelop is to wrap, surround, or cover completely.
Fog envelops a city; flames envelop a building; darkness envelops the landscape.
The word suggests something closing in from all sides: She was enveloped in his arms.
Envelop is the verb; envelope (with an e) is the noun for the paper sleeve that holds a letter.
Maintain in grasp
- enfoldWrap something completely
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- nestleSettle into sheltered comfort
- claspSecuring device that clicks
encircle · cuddle · snuggle · wrap · swaddle · comfort · surround · shelter
Completely surround and cover
- encompassInclude within bounds
- encircleSurround on all sides
- encloseShut in on all sides
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
swathe · cocoon · blanket · cloak · wrap · immerse · swallow · submerge
Spread throughout completely
- suffuseSpread gradually through
- permeateSpread through entirely
- saturateSoak to full capacity
- fillMake something full
blanket · shroud · cloak · descend · settle · hang · linger · surround
hold
Maintain in grasp
clasp · encircle · cuddle · snuggle · wrap · swaddle · comfort · surround · shelter · cocoon
engulf
Completely surround and cover
shroud · swathe · cocoon · blanket · cloak · wrap · immerse · swallow · submerge · enfold
pervade
Spread throughout completely
fill · blanket · shroud · cloak · descend · settle · hang · linger · surround · immerse
obscure
Unknown to most
cover · camouflage · disguise · shadow · eclipse · cloud · fog · mist · curtain · secrete
shield
Handheld defensive armor
- insulateProtect from temperature transfer
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- shelterProtected place or structure
guard · cushion · armor · fortify · sheathe · safeguard · defend · secure · preserve · cocoon
- enclosingsurround, wrap, encircle, encase, enfold
- military tacticstactics, flanking, maneuver, ambush, battle formations
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
- dominateovercome, surpass, subdue, prevail, conquer
- hugshug, hugging, embrace, bear hug, group hug
- intrusionsintrusion, intrude, intruder, intruding, barging in
- push the envelopeChallenge established boundaries
- pushing the envelopeChallenging established limits
- manila envelopeSturdy tan document holder
- pushed the envelopeExceeded conventional boundaries
- sealed envelopeSecured folded paper pouch
- pushes the envelopeExceeds conventional boundaries