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cover > 36 senses
NOUN	1	cover, screen, covert, concealment	A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
	2	cover, blanket	Bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
	3	cover, covering, screening, masking	The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
	4	cover, binding, book binding, back	The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
	5	cover, covering, natural covering	A natural object that covers or envelops
	6	cover, top	Covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
	7	cover, covering fire	Fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
	8	cover, cover charge	A fixed charge by a restaurant or night club over and above the charge for food and drink
	9	cover, cover version, cover song	A recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
	10	cover	A false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)
VERB	1	cover	Provide with a covering or cause to be covered
	2	cover, spread over	Form a cover over
	3	cover, continue, extend	Span an interval of distance, space or time
	4	cover	Provide for
	5	cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address	Deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression
	6	cover, embrace, encompass, comprehend	Include in scope
	7	cover, traverse, track, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across	Travel across or pass over
	8	cover, report	Be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
	9	cover	Hold within range of an aimed firearm
	10	cover	To take an action to protect against future problems
	11	cover, cover up	Hide from view or knowledge
	12	cover	Protect or defend (a position in a game)
	13	cover	Maintain a check on
	14	cover, insure, underwrite	Protect by insurance
	15	cover, compensate, overcompensate	Make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
	16	cover	Invest with a large or excessive amount of something
	17	cover	Help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities
	18	cover	Be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of
	19	cover	Spread over a surface to conceal or protect
	20	cover, shroud, enshroud, hide	Cover as if with a shroud
	21	cover, breed	Copulate with a female, used especially of horses
	22	cover, overlay	Put something on top of something else
	23	cover	Play a higher card than the one previously played
	24	cover	Be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game
	25	cover, brood, hatch, incubate	Sit on (eggs)
	26	cover, wrap up	Clothe, as if for protection from the elements

cover > pronunciation
Sounds	kah'ver
Rhymes	achiever, aver, beaver / Beaver, and 107 more rhymes in ver...

cover > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something.
Examples	"under cover of darkness"
Synonyms	screen, covert, concealment
Broader	covering
Narrower	blind; camouflage; shoji; stalking-horse
Verbs	cover; cover; cover

cover > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	Bedding that keeps a person warm in bed.
Examples	"he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
Synonyms	blanket
Broader	bedclothes, bed clothing, bedding
Narrower	afghan; electric blanket; mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket; manta; security blanket
Nouns	coverlet

cover > noun 3, act
Meaning	The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it.
Examples	"the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"
Synonyms	covering, screening, masking
Broader	concealment, concealing, hiding
Verbs	cover

cover > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book.
Synonyms	binding, book binding, back
Part of	book, volume
Broader	protective covering, protective cover, protection
Narrower	half binding; three-quarter binding
Verbs	cover; cover

cover > noun 5, object
Meaning	A natural object that covers or envelops.
Examples	"under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
Synonyms	covering, natural covering
Broader	natural object
Narrower	scale; shell; test; body covering; sheath, case; integument; blanket, mantle; crust, incrustation, encrustation; envelope; indumentum, indument; shell; shell, eggshell; skim; slough; snowcap; vesture; peridium; pericarp, seed vessel; perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium; theca, sac; indusium; bark

cover > noun 6, artifact
Meaning	Covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container).
Examples	"put the cover back on the kettle"
Synonyms	top
Broader	covering
Narrower	cap; lid; manhole cover; screwtop
Verbs	cover

cover > noun 7, act
Meaning	Fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations.
Examples	"artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"
Synonyms	covering fire
Broader	fire, firing
Verbs	cover

cover > noun 8, possession
Meaning	A fixed charge by a restaurant or night club over and above the charge for food and drink.
Synonyms	cover charge
Broader	fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs
Verbs	cover

cover > noun 9, artifact
Meaning	A recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else.
Examples	"they made a cover of a Beatles' song"
Synonyms	cover version, cover song
Broader	recording

cover > noun 10, act
Meaning	A false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent).
Examples	"her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment"
Broader	concealment, concealing, hiding

cover > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Provide with a covering or cause to be covered.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	They cover the halls with holly
Examples	"cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
Contrary	uncover, expose
Similar to	cover, spread over; overlay, cover
Narrower	frost; frost; daub, smear; roof; mulch; turf; bank; carpet; carpet; board up; bedaub, besmear; bark; coat, surface; butter; lather; wallpaper, paper; canvas; paper; oil; wax; veneer; grease; wash; line; face; feather; wrap, wrap up; spritz; felt; paste; coif; hold; jacket; foil; whiteout, white out; flash; pall; sod; bind; plank, plank over; parcel; flake; recover; hood; cowl; clapboard; canopy; bread; blinker; blindfold; aluminize, aluminise; crown; sheet; tile; lag; mask; mask, block out; mask; blanket; plaster, plaster over, stick on; plaster; paint; put on, apply; laminate; spray; brush; frost, ice; smother, surround; envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose; sheathe; crape, crepe; concrete; blacklead; grass; gravel; lime; mound over; straw; spread; drape; dust; plaster, beplaster; steel
Entailed by	bury; tar-and-feather; veil; smother, put out; smother, asphyxiate, suffocate
Nouns	covering; cover; cover

cover > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Form a cover over.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Model	Holly flowers cover the halls
Examples	"The grass covered the grave"
Synonyms	spread over
Similar to	cover
Broader	touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Narrower	flood; bloody; mist, mist over; glaciate; strew; grass, grass over; coat, cake; submerge, drown, overwhelm; mantle; blanket; carpet; smother; shroud
Nouns	covering; cover; cover

cover > verb 3, stative
Meaning	Span an interval of distance, space or time.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"The period covered the turn of the century"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"
Synonyms	continue, extend
Similar to	cover
Broader	be
Narrower	cross, traverse, span, sweep; sweep; overlap; spread, overspread; ridge; dot, stud, constellate

cover > verb 4, stative
Meaning	Provide for.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"The grant doesn't cover my salary"
Broader	satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to

cover > verb 5, communication
Meaning	Deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"The course covered all of Western Civilization"
Synonyms	treat, handle, plow, deal, address
Similar to	treat, handle, do by; embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover
Broader	broach, initiate
Narrower	theologize, theologise; discourse, talk about, discuss
Nouns	coverage

cover > verb 6, stative
Meaning	Include in scope. Include as part of something broader. Have as one's sphere or territory.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"this should cover everyone in the group"
Synonyms	embrace, encompass, comprehend
Similar to	cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
Broader	include

cover > verb 7, motion
Meaning	Travel across or pass over.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
Synonyms	traverse, track, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
Broader	pass, go through, go across
Narrower	tramp; stride; walk; crisscross; ford; bridge; jaywalk; drive, take; course; hop

cover > verb 8, communication
Meaning	Be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	They won't cover the story
Examples	"The cub reporter covered New York City"
Synonyms	report
Similar to	cover
Broader	inform
Nouns	coverage

cover > verb 9, competition
Meaning	Hold within range of an aimed firearm.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Similar to	cover, continue, extend
Broader	protect
Nouns	cover

cover > verb 10, social
Meaning	To take an action to protect against future problems.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself"
Similar to	cover, insure, underwrite
Broader	protect

cover > verb 11, perception
Meaning	Hide from view or knowledge.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"
Synonyms	cover up
Broader	hide, conceal
Narrower	whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush up
Nouns	covering

cover > verb 12, competition
Meaning	Protect or defend (a position in a game).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"he covered left field"
Similar to	cover
Broader	protect
Narrower	double-team

cover > verb 13, communication
Meaning	Maintain a check on. Especially by patrolling.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"The second officer covered the top floor"
Similar to	report, cover
Broader	see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure

cover > verb 14, communication
Meaning	Protect by insurance.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"The insurance won't cover this"
Synonyms	insure, underwrite
Similar to	cover; cover, compensate, overcompensate
Broader	guarantee, warrant
Narrower	reinsure; indemnify
Nouns	coverage

cover > verb 15, stative
Meaning	Make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	compensate, overcompensate
Similar to	cover, insure, underwrite
Broader	compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up

cover > verb 16, social
Meaning	Invest with a large or excessive amount of something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"She covered herself with glory"
Broader	endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue

cover > verb 17, social
Meaning	Help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week"
Broader	substitute, deputize, deputise, step in

cover > verb 18, possession
Meaning	Be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"Is this enough to cover the check?"
Broader	be
Nouns	cover

cover > verb 19, perception
Meaning	Spread over a surface to conceal or protect.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"This paint covers well"
Broader	hide, conceal
Nouns	covering; cover, covering; cover

cover > verb 20, contact
Meaning	Cover as if with a shroud.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	shroud, enshroud, hide
Broader	envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose

cover > verb 21, contact
Meaning	Copulate with a female, used especially of horses.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"The horse covers the mare"
Synonyms	breed
Similar to	brood, hatch, cover, incubate
Category	animal husbandry
Broader	copulate, mate, pair, couple

cover > verb 22, contact
Meaning	Put something on top of something else.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"cover the meat with a lot of gravy"
Synonyms	overlay
Similar to	cover
Narrower	splash
Nouns	cover

cover > verb 23, competition
Meaning	Play a higher card than the one previously played.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"Smith covered again"
Category	card game, cards
Broader	play

cover > verb 24, competition
Meaning	Be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Similar to	cover
Broader	protect

cover > verb 25, body
Meaning	Sit on (eggs).
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"The female covers the eggs"
Synonyms	brood, hatch, incubate
Similar to	hatch; breed, cover
Broader	reproduce, procreate, multiply
Entails	sit down, sit

cover > verb 26, body
Meaning	Clothe, as if for protection from the elements.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"cover your head!"
Synonyms	wrap up
Broader	dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
Nouns	covering

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