| VERB | contact | cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | cover, spread over | form a cover over | |
| stative | cover, continue, extend | span an interval / interval of distance, space or time | |
| stative | cover | provide for | |
| communication | cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression | |
| stative | cover, embrace, encompass, comprehend | include in scope | |
| motion | cover, traverse, track, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across | travel across or pass over | |
| communication | cover, report | be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism | |
| competition | cover | hold within range of an aimed firearm | |
| social | cover | to take an action to protect against future problems | |
| perception | cover, cover up | hide from view or knowledge | |
| competition | cover | protect or defend (a position in a game / game / game) | |
| communication | cover | maintain a check on | |
| communication | cover, insure, underwrite | protect by insurance | |
| stative | cover, compensate, overcompensate | make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities | |
| social | cover | invest with a large or excessive amount of something | |
| social | cover | help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities | |
| possession | cover | be sufficient to meet / meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of | |
| perception | cover | spread over a surface to conceal or protect | |
| contact | cover, shroud, enshroud, hide | cover as if with a shroud | |
| contact | cover, breed | copulate with a female, used especially of horses | |
| contact | cover, overlay | put something on top of something else | |
| competition | cover | play a higher card than the one previously played | |
| competition | cover | be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game / game / game | |
| body | cover, brood, hatch, incubate | sit on (eggs) | |
| body | cover, wrap up | clothe, as if for protection from the elements | |
| NOUN | artifact | cover, screen, covert, concealment | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something |
| artifact | cover, blanket | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed | |
| act | cover, covering, screening, masking | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | |
| artifact | cover, binding, book binding, back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book | |
| object | cover, covering, natural covering | a natural object that covers or envelops | |
| artifact | cover, top | covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) | |
| act | cover, covering fire | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy / enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations | |
| possession | cover, cover charge | a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink | |
| artifact | cover, cover version, cover song | a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else | |
| act | cover | a false / false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent) |
| Sounds | kah'ver | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... | |
| Meaning | A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | screen, covert, concealment | |
| Narrower | blind | A hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters) |
| camouflage | device or stratagem for concealment or deceit | |
| shoji | A translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper | |
| stalking-horse | screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game | |
| Broader | covering | An artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) |
| Spanish | pantalla | |
| Catalan | pantalla | |
| Verbs | cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| cover | form a cover over | |
| cover | spread over a surface to conceal or protect | |
| Meaning | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" | |
| Synonym | blanket | |
| 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 | |
| Nouns | coverlet | a decorative bedspread (usually quilted) |
| Meaning | The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" | |
| Synonyms | covering, screening, masking | |
| Broader | concealment, concealing, hiding | The activity of keeping something secret |
| Spanish | cobertura, envoltura | |
| Catalan | coberta, cobertor, cobertura | |
| Verbs | cover | spread over a surface to conceal or protect |
| Meaning | The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | binding, book binding, back | |
| Part of | book, volume | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together |
| Narrower | half binding | book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another |
| three-quarter binding | The spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover | |
| Broader | protective covering, protective cover, protection | A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury |
| Spanish | cubierta, encuadernación, portada, tapa | |
| Catalan | enquadernació, tapa | |
| Verbs | cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| cover | form a cover over | |
| Meaning | covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "put the cover back on the kettle" | |
| Synonym | top | |
| Narrower | cap | A top (as for a bottle) |
| lid | A movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc. | |
| manhole cover | A flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street) | |
| screwtop | The top of a container that must be screwed off and on | |
| Broader | covering | An artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) |
| Spanish | tapadera, tapa | |
| Catalan | tapadora, tapa | |
| Verbs | cover | put something on top of something else |
| Meaning | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy / enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal" | |
| Synonym | covering fire | |
| Broader | fire, firing | The act of firing / firing / firing weapons or artillery at an enemy / enemy |
| Verbs | cover | hold within range of an aimed firearm |
| Meaning | A fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | cover charge | |
| Broader | fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs | A periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) |
| Spanish | cover, precio del cubierto | |
| Catalan | cover | |
| Verbs | cover | be sufficient to meet / meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of |
| Meaning | A recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they made a cover of a Beatles' song" | |
| Synonyms | cover version, cover song | |
| Broader | recording | A storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded |
| Spanish | versión | |
| Catalan | versió | |
| Meaning | A false / false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment" | |
| Broader | concealment, concealing, hiding | The activity of keeping something secret |
| 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 |
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| Entailed by | bury | place in the earth and cover with soil |
| smother, asphyxiate, suffocate | deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing | |
| smother, put out | deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion | |
| tar-and-feather | smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers | |
| veil | To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil | |
| Narrower | aluminize, aluminise | Cover with aluminum |
| bank | Cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning | |
| bark | Cover with bark | |
| bedaub, besmear | Spread or daub (a surface) | |
| bind | Provide with a binding | |
| blacklead | Cover with graphite | |
| blanket | Cover as if with a blanket | |
| blindfold | Cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing | |
| blinker | put blinders on (a horse) | |
| board up | Cover with wooden boards | |
| bread | Cover with bread crumbs | |
| brush | Cover by brushing | |
| butter | Spread butter on | |
| canopy | Cover with a canopy | |
| canvas | Cover with canvas | |
| carpet | Cover with a carpet | |
| carpet | Cover completely, as if with a carpet | |
| clapboard | Cover with clapboards | |
| cloak | Cover with or as if with a cloak | |
| coat, surface | Put a coat on | |
| coif | Cover with a coif | |
| concrete | Cover with cement | |
| cowl | Cover with or as with a cowl | |
| crape, crepe | Cover or drape with crape | |
| crown | put an enamel cover on | |
| daub, smear | Cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it | |
| drape | Cover or dress loosely with cloth | |
| dust | Cover with a light dusting of a substance | |
| envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose | enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering | |
| face | Cover the front or surface of | |
| feather | Cover or fit with feathers | |
| felt | Cover with felt | |
| flake | Cover with flakes or as if with flakes | |
| flash | protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal | |
| foil | Cover or back with foil | |
| frost, ice | decorate with frosting | |
| frost | Provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance | |
| frost | Cover with frost | |
| grass | Cover with grass | |
| gravel | Cover with gravel | |
| grease | lubricate with grease | |
| hold | cover as for protection against noise or smell | |
| hood | Cover with a hood | |
| jacket | Provide with a thermally non-conducting cover | |
| lag | Cover with lagging to prevent heat loss | |
| laminate | Cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material | |
| lime | cover with lime / lime so as to induce growth | |
| line | Cover the interior of | |
| mask | put a mask on or cover with a mask | |
| mask, block out | shield from light | |
| mask | Cover with a sauce | |
| mound over | form mounds over | |
| mulch | Cover with mulch | |
| oil | Cover with oil, as if by rubbing | |
| paint | apply a liquid / liquid to | |
| pall | Cover with a pall | |
| paper | Cover with paper | |
| parcel | Cover with strips of canvas | |
| paste | Cover the surface of | |
| plank, plank over | Cover with planks | |
| plaster, plaster over, stick on | apply a heavy coat to | |
| plaster | apply a plaster cast to | |
| plaster, beplaster | Cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on | |
| put on, apply | apply to a surface | |
| recover | Cover anew | |
| roof | Provide a building with a roof | |
| sheathe | Cover with a protective sheathing | |
| sheet | Cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping / wrapping | |
| smother, surround | envelop completely | |
| sod | Cover with sod | |
| spray | Cover by spraying with a liquid / liquid | |
| spread | Cover by spreading something over | |
| spritz | Cover (a location) wholly or partially by squirting a liquid / liquid onto it | |
| steel | Cover, plate, or edge with steel | |
| straw | Cover or provide with or as if with straw | |
| tile | Cover with tiles / tiles | |
| turf | Cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots | |
| veneer | Cover with veneer | |
| wallpaper, paper | Cover with wallpaper | |
| wash | apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to | |
| wax | Cover with wax | |
| whiteout, white out | cover up with a liquid correction fluid | |
| wrap, wrap up | Arrange or fold as a cover or protection | |
| Opposite | uncover, expose | Remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body |
| Similar to | cover, spread over | form a cover over |
| overlay, cover | put something on top of something else | |
| Spanish | cubrir, recubrir | |
| Catalan | cobrir, recobrir | |
| Nouns | cover | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something |
| cover | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book | |
| covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) | |
| Meaning | form a cover over. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Model | Holly flowers cover the halls | |
| Example | "The grass covered the grave" | |
| Synonym | spread over | |
| Narrower | blanket | form a blanket-like cover (over) |
| bloody | Cover with blood | |
| carpet | form a carpet-like cover (over) | |
| clothe, cloak, drape, robe | Cover as if with clothing | |
| coat, cake | form a coat over | |
| flood | Cover with liquid / liquid, usually water | |
| glaciate | Cover with ice or snow or a glacier | |
| grass, grass over | Cover with grass | |
| mantle | Cover like a mantle | |
| mist, mist over | Become covered with mist | |
| shroud | form a cover like a shroud | |
| smother | form an impenetrable cover over | |
| strew | Cover | |
| submerge, drown, overwhelm | Cover completely or make imperceptible | |
| Broader | touch, adjoin, meet, contact | Be in direct physical contact with |
| Similar to | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Spanish | cubrir | |
| Catalan | cobrir | |
| Nouns | cover | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something |
| cover | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book | |
| covering | a natural object that covers or envelops | |
| Meaning | span an interval / interval of distance, space or time. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | continue, extend | |
| Narrower | cross, traverse, span, sweep | To cover or extend over an area or time period |
| dot, stud, constellate | scatter or intersperse like dots or studs | |
| overlap | Extend over and cover a part of | |
| ridge | Extend in ridges | |
| spread, overspread | spread across or over | |
| sweep | Cover the entire range of | |
| Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
| Similar to | cover | hold within range of an aimed firearm |
| Spanish | ampliar, continuar, cubrir, extenderse, prolongar, seguir | |
| Catalan | ampliar, cobrir, continuar, estendre's, prolongar, seguir | |
| Meaning | Provide for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The grant doesn't cover my salary" | |
| Broader | satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to | Meet the requirements or expectations of |
| Spanish | cubrir | |
| Meaning | Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The course covered all of Western Civilization" | |
| Synonyms | treat, handle, plow, deal, address | |
| Narrower | discourse, talk about, discuss | To consider or examine in speech or writing |
| theologize, theologise | treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character | |
| Broader | broach, initiate | Bring up a topic for discussion |
| Similar to | embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover | Include in scope |
| treat, handle, do by | interact in a certain way | |
| Spanish | abordar, dirigir, tratar | |
| Catalan | dirigir, tractar | |
| Nouns | coverage | the extent to which something is covered |
| Meaning | Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "this should cover everyone in the group" | |
| Synonyms | embrace, encompass, comprehend | |
| Broader | include | Have as a part, be made up out of |
| Similar to | cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address | Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression |
| Spanish | abarcar, circundar, comprender, cubrir, englobar | |
| Catalan | cobrir, comprendre, englobar, incloure | |
| Meaning | Travel across or pass over. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" | |
| Synonyms | traverse, track, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across | |
| Narrower | bridge | cross over on a bridge |
| course | Move swiftly through or over | |
| crisscross | cross in a pattern, often random | |
| drive, take | proceed along in a vehicle | |
| ford | cross a river where it's shallow | |
| hop | Traverse as if by a short airplane trip | |
| jaywalk | cross the road at a red light | |
| stride | Cover or traverse by taking long steps | |
| tramp | cross on foot | |
| walk | traverse or cover by walking | |
| Broader | pass | go across or through |
| Spanish | atravesar, cruzar | |
| Catalan | creuar, travessar | |
| 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 | |
| Example | "The cub reporter covered New York City" | |
| Synonym | report | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Similar to | cover | Maintain a check on |
| Spanish | cubrir, informar | |
| Catalan | informar | |
| Nouns | coverage | the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television |
| Meaning | hold within range of an aimed firearm. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
| Similar to | cover, continue, extend | span an interval / interval of distance, space or time |
| Spanish | cubrir | |
| Nouns | cover | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy / enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations |
| Meaning | To take an action to protect against future problems. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself" | |
| Broader | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
| Similar to | cover, insure, underwrite | protect by insurance |
| Meaning | hide from view or knowledge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House" | |
| Synonym | cover up | |
| Narrower | whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush up | cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error |
| Broader | hide, conceal | prevent from being seen or discovered |
| Spanish | esconder, ocultar | |
| Nouns | covering | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it |
| Meaning | protect or defend (a position in a game / game / game). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "he covered left field" | |
| Narrower | double-team | Cover with two defensive players |
| Broader | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
| Similar to | cover | Be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game / game / game |
| Spanish | cubrir | |
| Meaning | Maintain a check on; especially by patrolling. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The second officer covered the top floor" | |
| Broader | see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure | Be careful or certain to do something |
| Similar to | report, cover | Be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism |
| Meaning | protect by insurance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The insurance won't cover this" | |
| Synonyms | insure, underwrite | |
| Narrower | indemnify | Secure against future loss, damage / damage, or liability |
| reinsure | insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk | |
| Broader | guarantee, warrant | Stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of |
| Similar to | cover | To take an action to protect against future problems |
| cover, compensate, overcompensate | make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities | |
| Spanish | asegurar, cubrir, respaldar financieramente | |
| Catalan | assegurar | |
| Nouns | coverage | the total amount and type of insurance carried |
| Meaning | make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | compensate, overcompensate | |
| Broader | compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up | Adjust for |
| Similar to | cover, insure, underwrite | protect by insurance |
| Meaning | invest with a large or excessive amount of something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "She covered herself with glory" | |
| Broader | endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue | Give qualities or abilities to |
| Meaning | help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week" | |
| Broader | substitute, deputize, deputise, step in | act as a substitute |
| Spanish | cubrir | |
| Meaning | Be sufficient to meet / meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "Is this enough to cover the check?" | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | cubrir | |
| Nouns | cover | a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink |
| Meaning | spread over a surface to conceal or protect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "This paint covers well" | |
| Broader | hide, conceal | prevent from being seen or discovered |
| Spanish | cubrir, esconder, ocultar | |
| Nouns | cover, covering | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it |
| cover | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | |
| covering | the act of protecting something by covering / covering it | |
| 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 | enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering |
| Spanish | amortajar, envolver | |
| Catalan | amortallar, embolicar | |
| Meaning | copulate with a female, used especially of horses. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The horse covers the mare" | |
| Synonym | breed | |
| Category | animal husbandry | Breeding and caring for farm animals |
| Broader | copulate, mate, pair, couple | Engage in sexual intercourse |
| Similar to | brood, hatch, cover, incubate | Sit on (eggs) |
| Spanish | criar, cubrir | |
| Meaning | put something on top of something else. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "cover the meat with a lot of gravy" | |
| Synonym | overlay | |
| Narrower | splash | mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture |
| Similar to | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Spanish | cubrir, recubrir | |
| Catalan | cobrir | |
| Nouns | cover | covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) |
| Meaning | Play a higher card than the one previously played. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Smith covered again" | |
| Category | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Broader | play | put (a card or piece) into play during a game / game / game, or act strategically as if in a card game |
| Meaning | Be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game / game / game. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
| Similar to | cover | protect or defend (a position in a game / game / game) |
| Meaning | Sit on (eggs). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The female covers the eggs" | |
| Synonyms | brood, hatch, incubate | |
| Entails | sit down, sit | Take a seat / seat / seat |
| Broader | reproduce, procreate, multiply | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant |
| Similar to | breed, cover | copulate with a female, used especially of horses |
| hatch | emerge from the eggs | |
| Spanish | aclocarse, cubrir, empollar, incubar | |
| Catalan | cubar, incubar | |
| Meaning | clothe, as if for protection from the elements. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "cover your head!" | |
| Synonym | wrap up | |
| Broader | dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel | Provide with clothes or put clothes on |
| Spanish | cubrir | |
| Nouns | covering | the act of protecting something by covering / covering it |
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