Definition:
- (v. t.) To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
- (v. t.) To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.
- (v. t.) To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.
- (v. t.) To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods.
- (v. t.) To brood or sit on; to incubate.
- (v. t.) To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat.
- (v. t.) To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. t.) To put the usual covering or headdress on.
- (v. t.) To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male.
- (n.) Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book.
- (n.) Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak.
- (n.) Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.
- (n.) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover.
- (n.) The lap of a slide valve.
- (n.) 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.
- (v. i.) To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet.
Compare cover with other words:
aggregate vs. cover
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corer vs. cover
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concern vs. cover
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concealment vs. cover
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content vs. cover
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bear vs. cover
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cover vs. involucrum
cover vs. overcloud
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cover vs. ticking
bespatter vs. cover
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cover vs. tectorial
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cloak vs. cover
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bedizen vs. cover
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clothe vs. cover
cover vs. peekaboo
cover vs. shingle
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blindfold vs. cover
cover vs. epidermis
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cover vs. soot
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bracer vs. cover
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comprehensive vs. cover
cover vs. fur
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cover vs. pile
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cover vs. hover
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cap vs. cover
carpet vs. cover
cover vs. roof
cover vs. crumb
antimacassar vs. cover
cover vs. rubber
cover vs. frost
bark vs. cover
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cover vs. ink
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cover vs. net
cover vs. tile
cover vs. feather
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cover vs. mask
cover vs. floor
cover vs. fog
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blanket vs. cover
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control vs. cover
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cover vs. insurance
cover vs. money
cover vs. enough
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cover vs. good
cover vs. protect
cover vs. discuss
cover vs. upon
conceal vs. cover
cover vs. place
cover vs. over
cover vs. persona
breach vs. cover
contract vs. cover
cover vs. goods
cover vs. purchase
cover vs. enemy
cover vs. protection
cover vs. object
cover vs. solid
cover vs. postmark
cover vs. stamp
cover vs. envelope
cover vs. family
cover vs. fielder
cover vs. square
cover vs. forward
cover vs. position
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cover vs. fielding
cover vs. restaurant
cover vs. setting
bed vs. cover
cover vs. magazine
cover vs. sheet
book vs. cover
cover vs. lid
cover vs. view
begum vs. cover
cover vs. spread
cover vs. shut
cover vs. report
coat vs. cover
cover vs. curtain
boot vs. cover
cover vs. overcast
cover vs. shirt
bepaint vs. cover
cover vs. make
cover vs. drive
cover vs. lead
concrete vs. cover
compass vs. cover
cover vs. invest