gift-wrap

1. 1.

   wrap (a gift) attractively

   Broaderwrap

Questions about gift-wrap

What does gift-wrap mean?

gift-wrap means "wrap (a gift) attractively".

How many syllables are in gift-wrap?

gift-wrap has 2 syllables and divides as gift--wrap under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is gift-wrap a common word?

gift-wrap is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.