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blanket - Dictionary definition and meaning for word blanket
Definition
(noun) bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
Definition
(noun) anything that covers
Definition
(noun) a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
Definition
(verb) cover as if with a blanket
Definition
(verb) form a blanket-like cover (over)
Definition
(adj) broad in scope or content
(noun) bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
Synonyms :
cover
Example Sentence
- he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep
Definition
(noun) anything that covers
Synonyms :
mantle
Example Sentence
- there was a blanket of snow
Definition
(noun) a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
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(verb) cover as if with a blanket
Example Sentence
- snow blanketed the fields
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(verb) form a blanket-like cover (over)
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(adj) broad in scope or content
Synonyms :
across-the-board
,
all-embracing
,
all-encompassing
,
all-inclusive
,
broad
,
encompassing
,
extensive
,
panoptic
,
wide
Example Sentence
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality
- granted him wide powers