| NOUN | artifact | blanket, cover | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed |
|---|---|---|---|
| object | blanket, mantle | anything that covers | |
| artifact | blanket | a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor | |
| VERB | contact | blanket | cover as if with a blanket |
| stative | blanket | form a blanket-like cover (over) | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | blanket, across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide | broad in scope or content |
| Sounds | blae'ngkaht; blae'ngkiht | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... | ||
| Meaning | Broad in scope or content. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators" | |
| Synonyms | across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide | |
| Broader | comprehensive | Including all or everything |
| Spanish | amplio, completo, general, global | |
| Catalan | ampli, complet, general, global | |
| Meaning | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | cover | |
| Narrower | afghan | A blanket knitted or crocheted / crocheted in strips or squares |
| electric blanket | A blanket containing and electric heating element that can be controlled to the desired temperature by a rheostat | |
| mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket | A thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States | |
| manta | A blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl | |
| security blanket | A blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety | |
| Broader | bedclothes, bed clothing, bedding | coverings that are used on a bed |
| Spanish | colcha, frazada, manta | |
| Catalan | cobertor, flassada, manta | |
| Meaning | Anything that covers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "there was a blanket of snow" | |
| Synonym | mantle | |
| Broader | covering, natural covering, cover | A natural object that covers or envelops |
| Spanish | capa, manto | |
| Catalan | capa | |
| Verbs | blanket | cover as if with a blanket |
| blanket | form a blanket-like cover (over) | |
| Meaning | A layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | breeder reactor | A nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns |
| Broader | layer, bed | Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance |
| Meaning | Cover as if with a blanket. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Model | The wind storms blanket the area with dust and dirt | |
| Example | "snow blanketed the fields" | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Nouns | blanket | anything that covers |
| Meaning | form a blanket-like cover (over) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Model | Dust and dirt blanket the area | |
| Broader | cover, spread over | form a cover over |
| Nouns | blanket | anything that covers |
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