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(verb) cover as if with a blanket; as of snow |
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Related Words: cover |
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(verb) form a blanket-like cover (over) |
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Related Words: cover, spread over |
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(noun) bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" |
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Synonyms: cover |
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Related Words: Mackinaw blanket, afghan, bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding, electric blanket, mackinaw, manta, security blanket |
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(noun) a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor |
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Related Words: layer |
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(noun) anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" |
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Synonyms: mantle |
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Related Words: cover, covering, natural covering |
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(satellite adjective) broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" |
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Synonyms: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, broad, encompassing, panoptic, wide |
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