Definition of cover

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of cover is as below...

Cover (n.) A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests..

Lern More About Cover

Carpet :: Carpet (n.) A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.
Lathing :: Lathing (n.) The act or process of covering with laths; laths, collectively; a covering of laths..
Fleece :: Fleece (v. t.) To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool..
Nettle :: Nettle (n.) A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracitis is common in the Northern, and U. chamaedryoides in the Southern, United States. the common European species, U. urens and U. dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. U. pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England..
Follower :: Follower (n.) The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See Illust. of Piston..
Muzzle :: Muzzle (v. i.) A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting..
Veil :: Veil (n.) To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.
Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine..
Succeedant :: Succeed (v. i.) To go under cover.
Shingle :: Shingle (v. t.) To cover with shingles; as, to shingle a roof..
Tete-de-pont :: Tete-de-pont (n.) A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead..
Lost :: Lost (v. t.) Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor..
Hood :: Hood (n.) A covering for a horse's head.
Arcuation :: Arcuation (n.) A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering..
Meadow :: Meadow (n.) Low land covered with coarse grass or rank herbage near rives and in marshy places by the sea; as, the salt meadows near Newark Bay..
Hoveling :: Hoveling (n.) A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two..
Beak :: Beak (n.) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds..
Husk :: Husk (v. t.) To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn..
Skirmisher :: Skirmisher (n.) Soldiers deployed in loose order, to cover the front or flanks of an advancing army or a marching column..
Crust :: Crust (n.) To cover with a crust; to cover or line with an incrustation; to incrust.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us