saran-wrap
Clear food covering
Saran wrap is thin, clingy plastic film used to cover food and keep it fresh.
The name comes from a brand of plastic wrap, now used generically for any such product: I covered the leftovers with saran wrap.
Also spelled Saran Wrap, Saran wrap, or saran wrap.
Sometimes called cling wrap or plastic wrap.
Defeat a plan
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
- refrigeratorFood-cooling household appliance
- freezerSubzero storage compartment
- containersObjects for holding things
sandwiches · lunchbox · cover · seal · microwave · deli · casserole · marinate
Thermoplastic from ethylene gas
- filmMovie or coating
- thermoplasticHeat-softenable, repeatedly reshapable polymer
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
- flexibleAble to bend freely
synthetic · extrusion · petrochemical · non-biodegradable · disposable · single-use · recyclable · laminate
Without obstruction or fog
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- filmyThin and translucent
cellophane · invisible · glossy · thin · clingy · smooth · stretchy · pliable
State of being unspoiled
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- protectionGuarding against harm
- sealingMaking impermeable
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
airtight · oxidation · spoilage · storing · keeping · extending
Wanting in essentials
- possessiveOverly attached, often toxically
- smotheringDepriving of air
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
codependent · attached · dependent · jealous · hovering · enmeshed · insecure · demanding
foil
Defeat a plan
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
- refrigeratorFood-cooling household appliance
- freezerSubzero storage compartment
containers · sandwiches · lunchbox · cover · seal · microwave · deli · casserole · marinate · baking
polyethylene
Thermoplastic from ethylene gas
- filmMovie or coating
- thermoplasticHeat-softenable, repeatedly reshapable polymer
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
flexible · synthetic · extrusion · petrochemical · non-biodegradable · disposable · single-use · recyclable · laminate · coating
clear
Without obstruction or fog
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
filmy · cellophane · invisible · glossy · thin · clingy · smooth · stretchy · pliable · conforming
freshness
State of being unspoiled
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- protectionGuarding against harm
- sealingMaking impermeable
covering · airtight · oxidation · spoilage · storing · keeping · extending
needy
Wanting in essentials
- possessiveOverly attached, often toxically
- smotheringDepriving of air
- suffocatingDepriving of air
overbearing · codependent · attached · dependent · jealous · hovering · enmeshed · insecure · demanding · obsessive
saran-wrapaluminum foil
Thin metallic kitchen sheeting
tin foil · foil · Tupperware · wax paper · parchment paper
saran-wrapcheesecloth
Open-weave straining fabric
open air · uncovered · exposed · ventilated