cover

1. verb

1)

she covered her face with a towel

Syn:

protect, shield, shelter; hide, conceal, veil

Ant:

expose, reveal

2)

his car was covered in mud

Syn:

cake, coat, encrust, plaster, smother, daub, bedaub

3)

snow covered the fields

Syn:

blanket, overlay, overspread, carpet, coat; literary mantle

4)

a course covering all aspects of the business

Syn:

deal with, consider, take in, include, involve, comprise, incorporate, embrace

5)

the trial was covered by several newspapers

Syn:

report on, write about, describe, commentate on, publish/broadcast details of

6)

he turned on the radio to cover the noise of the air conditioner

Syn:

mask, disguise, hide, camouflage, muffle, block out, stifle, smother

7)

I'm covering for Jill

Syn:

stand in for, fill in for, deputize for, take over from, relieve, take the place of, sit in for, understudy, hold the fort; informal sub for, pinch-hit for

8)

can you make enough to cover your costs?

Syn:

pay (for), be enough for, fund, finance; pay back, make up for, offset

9)

your home is covered against damage and loss

Syn:

insure, protect, secure, underwrite, assure, indemnify

10)

we covered ten miles each day

Syn:

travel, journey, go, do, traverse

2. noun

1)

a protective cover

a manhole cover

See covering 1. 1)

2)

a book cover

Syn:

binding, jacket, dust jacket, dust cover, wrapper

3) (covers)

she pulled the covers over her head

Syn:

bedding, bedclothes, sheets, blankets

4)

a thick cover of snow

Syn:

coating, coat, covering, layer, carpet, blanket, overlay, dusting, film, sheet, veneer, crust, skin, cloak, mantle, veil, pall, shroud

5)

panicking onlookers ran for cover

Syn:

shelter, protection, refuge, sanctuary, haven, hiding place

6)

there is considerable game cover around the lake

Syn:

undergrowth, vegetation, greenery, woodland, trees, bushes, brush, scrub, plants; covert, thicket, copse

7)

the company was a cover for an international swindle

Syn:

front, facade, smokescreen, screen, blind, camouflage, disguise, mask, cloak

8)

on weekends there's a cover to get in the bar

Syn:

cover charge, entry charge, entrance fee, admission charge, price of admission

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