WRAP SOMEONE IN COTTON WOOL

Meaning of WRAP SOMEONE IN COTTON WOOL in English

be overprotective towards someone.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WOOL — Animal fibre that is the protective covering, or fleece, of sheep or such other hairy mammals as goats and camels. …
Английский словарь Британика
COTTON — I Seed-hair fibre of various plants of the genus Gossypium , in the mallow family , native to most subtropical …
Английский словарь Британика
WRAP — I. ˈrap, dial ˈräp verb ( wrapped also wrapt -pt ; wrapped also wrapt ; wrapping ; wraps ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WOOL — I. ˈwu̇l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wolle, wulle, from Old English wull; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COTTON — I. ˈkät ə n noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English coton, from Middle French, from Arabic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRAP — /rap/ , v. , wrapped or wrapt, wrapping , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to enclose in something wound or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WOOL — — woollike , adj. /wool/ , n. 1. the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COTTON — /kot"n/ , n. 1. a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WRAP — I. ˈrap verb ( wrapped ; wrap·ping ) Etymology: Middle English wrappen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COTTON — I. ˈkä-t ə n noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English coton, from Anglo-French cotun, from Old Italian cotone, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOOL — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wolle, from Old English wull; akin to Old High German wolla wool, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRAP — vt to wind or fold together; to arrange in folds. 2. wrap ·vt to snatch up; transport; chiefly used …
Webster English vocab
COTTON — noun cloth made of cotton. 2. cotton ·noun the cotton plant. ·see cotten plant, below. 3. cotton ·vi to rise …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WRAP — [wrap] vb wrapped ; wrap.ping [ME wrappen] vt (14c) 1 a: to cover esp. by winding or folding b: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WOOL — [wool] n, often attrib [ME wolle, fr. OE wull; akin to OHG wolla wool, L vellus fleece, lana wool] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COTTON — [cot.ton] n, often attrib [ME coton, fr. MF, fr. Ar qutun] (14c) 1 a: a soft usu. white fibrous substance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WOOL — animal fibre forming the protective covering, or fleece, of sheep or of other hairy mammals, such as goats and camels. …
Britannica English vocabulary
COTTON — seed-hair fibre of a variety of plants of the genus Gossypium, belonging to the Malvaceae family and native to most …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COTTON — cotton, C~ BrE AmE ˈkɒt ə n AmE ˈkɑːt ə n ▷ cotton|s z ▶ ˌ cotton ˈ candy BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WRAP — / ræp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) 1. [ vn ] wrap sth (up) (in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOOL — / wʊl; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. the soft fine hair that covers the body of sheep, goats …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COTTON — / ˈkɒtn; NAmE ˈkɑːtn/ noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. a plant grown in warm countries for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRAP — I. wrap 1 S3 /ræp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle wrapped , present participle wrapping ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WOOL — wool S3 /wʊl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ wool , ↑ woolly ; adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COTTON — I. cot ‧ ton 1 W3 /ˈkɒtn $ ˈkɑːtn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WRAP — v. & n. --v.tr. (wrapped, wrapping) 1 (often foll. by up) envelop in folded or soft encircling material (wrap it …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WOOL — n. 1 fine soft wavy hair from the fleece of sheep, goats, etc. 2 a yarn produced from this hair. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COTTON — n. & v. --n. 1 a soft white fibrous substance covering the seeds of certain plants. 2 a (in full …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WRAP — v. & n. v.tr. (wrapped, wrapping) 1 (often foll. by up) envelop in folded or soft encircling material (wrap it …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WOOL — n. 1 fine soft wavy hair from the fleece of sheep, goats, etc. 2 a yarn produced from this hair. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COTTON — n. & v. n. 1 a soft white fibrous substance covering the seeds of certain plants. 2 a (in full …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WRAP — v. & n. --v.tr. (wrapped, wrapping) 1. (often foll. by up) envelop in folded or soft encircling material (wrap it …
Oxford English vocab
WOOL — n.1 fine soft wavy hair from the fleece of sheep, goats, etc. 2 a yarn produced from this hair. b …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
COTTON — n. & v. --n. 1. a soft white fibrous substance covering the seeds of certain plants. 2 a (in full …
Oxford English vocab
WRAP — ( wraps, wrapping, wrapped) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOOL — ( wools) 1. Wool is the hair that grows on sheep and on some other animals. N-UNCOUNT 2. Wool is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COTTON — ( cottons, cottoning, cottoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Cotton is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COTTON — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Cotton is a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WRAP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bubble wrap gift wrap plastic wrap put/wrap your arms around sb ▪ I put …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WOOL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tweed/wool/sheepskin/leather coat ▪ I love her black leather coat. cotton wool ▪ She put …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COTTON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a silk/cotton/velvet etc dress ▪ Ellie chose a green silk dress. cotton bud cotton candy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WOOL — [noun] [U] - hair which grows from the bodies of sheep and some other animals, or thread or cloth made …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
WOOL — n. Animal fibre that is the protective covering, or fleece, of sheep or such other hairy mammals as goats and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COTTON — n. cotton bollworm Cotton Belt Cotton Club cotton gin Cotton John Cotton Sir Robert Bruce King Cotton Mather Cotton
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Concise Oxford English vocab

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