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Noun envelope has 6 senses

envelope - a flat rectangular paper container for papers
--₁ is a kind of container
--₁ has particulars: window envelope
envelope - any wrapper or covering
--₂ is a kind of wrapping, wrap, wrapper
envelope - a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves
--₃ is a kind of curve, curved shape
envelope - a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet"
--₄ is a kind of covering, natural covering, cover
envelope - the maximum operating capability of a system; "test pilots try to push the envelope"
--₅ is a kind of operating capability, performance capability
envelope, gasbag - the bag containing the gas in a balloon
--₆ is a kind of bag
--₆ is a part of balloon

Verb envelop has 1 sense

envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
--₁ is one way to cover

Derived form: noun envelopment₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something