cover, covering fire
(noun) fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; “artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal”
cover, covering, screening, masking
(noun) the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; “the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft”
cover
(noun) a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); “her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment”
binding, book binding, cover, back
(noun) the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; “the book had a leather binding”
blanket, cover
(noun) bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; “he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep”
cover, cover version, cover song
(noun) a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; “they made a cover of a Beatles’ song”
screen, cover, covert, concealment
(noun) a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; “a screen of trees afforded privacy”; “under cover of darkness”; “the brush provided a covert for game”; “the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background”
top, cover
(noun) covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); “he removed the top of the carton”; “he couldn’t get the top off of the bottle”; “put the cover back on the kettle”
covering, natural covering, cover
(noun) a natural object that covers or envelops; “under a covering of dust”; “the fox was flushed from its cover”
brood, hatch, cover, incubate
(verb) sit on (eggs); “Birds brood”; “The female covers the eggs”
cover, insure, underwrite
(verb) protect by insurance; “The insurance won’t cover this”
cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
(verb) act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; “This book deals with incest”; “The course covered all of Western Civilization”; “The new book treats the history of China”
cover
(verb) hold within range of an aimed firearm
cover
(verb) protect or defend (a position in a game); “he covered left field”
cover
(verb) play a higher card than the one previously played; “Smith covered again”
cover, spread over
(verb) form a cover over; “The grass covered the grave”
cover
(verb) provide with a covering or cause to be covered; “cover her face with a handkerchief”; “cover the child with a blanket”; “cover the grave with flowers”
overlay, cover
(verb) put something on top of something else; “cover the meat with a lot of gravy”
breed, cover
(verb) copulate with a female, used especially of horses; “The horse covers the mare”
shroud, enshroud, hide, cover
(verb) cover as if with a shroud; “The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery”
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
(verb) travel across or pass over; “The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day”
cover
(verb) be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of; “Is this enough to cover the check?”
cover
(verb) to take an action to protect against future problems; “Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself”
cover
(verb) invest with a large or excessive amount of something; “She covered herself with glory”
embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover
(verb) include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one’s sphere or territory; “This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds”; “this should cover everyone in the group”
cover
(verb) provide for; “The grant doesn’t cover my salary”
cover, continue, extend
(verb) span an interval of distance, space or time; “The war extended over five years”; “The period covered the turn of the century”; “My land extends over the hills on the horizon”; “This farm covers some 200 acres”; “The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cover
A surname.
cover (countable and uncountable, plural covers)
A lid.
(uncountable) Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
The top sheet of a bed.
A cloth, usually fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa to protect it from dust, rain, etc. when not in use.
A cover charge.
A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
(music) A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
(cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
(topology) A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.
(philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
(military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
(legal) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
(insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
(espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
(dated) A swindler's confederate.
The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
(construction) The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
cover (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
(music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
cover (third-person singular simple present covers, present participle covering, simple past and past participle covered)
(transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
(transitive) To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
(transitive) To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
(transitive) To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
(intransitive, dated) To put on one's hat.
(transitive) To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
(of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
To deal with or include someone or something.
To be enough money for.
(intransitive) To act as a replacement.
(transitive) To have as an assignment or responsibility.
(music) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
(military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
To provide insurance coverage for.
To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
Synonym: impregnate
(chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
(sports) To defend a particular player or area.
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Source: Wiktionary
Cov"er (kv"r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Covered (-rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Covering.] Etym: [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co- + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. Aperient, Overt, Curfew.]
1. To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
2. To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak. And with the majesty of darkness round Covers his throune. Milton. All that beauty than doth cover thee. Shak.
3. To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory. The powers that covered themselves with everlasting infamy by the partition of Poland. Brougham.
4. To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the snemy were covered from our sight by the woods. A cloud covered the mount. Exod. xxiv. 15. In vain shou striv'st to cover shame with shame. Milton.
5. To brood or sit on; to incubate. While the hen is covering her eggs, the male . . . diverts her with his songs. Addison.
6. To overwhelm; to spread over. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen. Ex. xiv. 28.
7. To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat. His calm and blameless life Does with substantial blessedness abound, And the soft wings of peace cover him round. Cowley.
8. To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit."Blessed is he whose is covered." Ps. xxxii. 1.
9. To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.
10. To put the usual covering or headdress on. Cover thy head . . . ; nay, prithee, be covered. Shak.
11. To copulate with (a female); to serve; as. a horse covers a mare;
– said of the male. To cover ground or distance, to pass over; as, the rider covered the ground in an hour.
– To cover one's short contracts (Stock Exchange), to buy stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold short does in order to protect himself.
– Covering party (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the protection of another detachment, as of men working in the trenches.
– To cover into, to transfer to; as, to cover into the treasury.
Syn.
– To shelter; screen; shield; hide; overspread.
Cov"er (kv"r), n.
1. Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book.
2. Anything which weils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloack. "Under cover of the night." Macualay. A hendsome cover for imperfections. Collier.
3. Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover. Being compelled to lodge in the field . . . whilst his army was under cover, they might be forced to retire. Clarendon.
4. (Huntig)
Definition: The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover.
5. That portion of a slate, tile, or shingle, which is hidden by the overlap of the course above. Knight.
6. (Steam Engine)
Definition: The lap of a slide valve.
7. Etym: [Cf. F. couvert.]
Definition: A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests. To break cover, to start from a covert or lair; -- said of game.
– Under cover, in an envelope, or within a letter; -- said of a written message. Letters . . . dispatched under cover to her ladyship. Thackeray.
Cov"er, v. i.
Definition: To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 April 2024
(noun) a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; “public confidence in the economy”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.