English to English
blanket
('bl/&//N/k/I/t
)
noun (n)
- anything that covers(noun.object)Example:
There was a blanket of snow.
source: wordnet30 - a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- broad in scope or content(adj.all)Example:
Blanket sanctions against human-rights violators.
Synonym:
across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, broad, encompassing, encyclopaedic, encyclopedic, extensive, panoptic, widesource: wordnet30
verb (v)
- cover as if with a blanket(verb.contact)Example:
Snow blanketed the fields.
source: wordnet30 - form a blanket-like cover (over)(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- To cover with a blanket.(verb)source: webster1913
Advertisement
