cover : Idioms & Phrases

• noun the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations
  

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• noun decorative cover for a bed
  counterpane; bed cover; bedspread; bedcover; spread.
  

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• noun decorative cover for a bed
  counterpane; bed cover; bedspread; bedcover; spread.
  

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• noun any covering for the body or a body part
  

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• adjective satellite (of animals) armored with bone
  

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• noun a covering made of cloth
  

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• noun the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
  cloudiness; overcast.
  

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• adjective satellite filled or abounding with clouds
  overcast; clouded; sunless.
  

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• noun a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink
  cover.
  

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• noun crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure
  

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• verb provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt
  
  • I won't lie and cover for you

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• noun a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
  lovely; pin-up.
  

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• noun a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide
  cover glass.
  

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• noun a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
  cover letter.
  

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• noun covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle
  

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• noun a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide
  cover glass.
  

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• noun a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
  cover; cover song.
  
  • they made a cover of a Beatles' song

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• verb hide from view or knowledge
  cover.
  
  • The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House

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• noun a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
  cover; cover song.
  
  • they made a cover of a Beatles' song

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Cov"er-point` noun

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1. The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports "point."

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Cov"er-shame` noun

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1. Something used to conceal infamy. Obs. Dryden.

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• noun concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public
  

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• noun a bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides
  

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• noun a litter with a cover for privacy
  

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• noun a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option
  

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• noun a smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are covered or held together by the grain membranes
  

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• noun a stadium that has a roof
  dome; domed stadium.
  

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• noun a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof
  grandstand.
  

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• noun a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
  prairie schooner; Conestoga wagon; prairie wagon; Conestoga.
  

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• noun fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
  cover.
  
  • artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal

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• noun a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
  cover letter.
  

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• noun a material used by builders to cover surfaces
  

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• (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the protection of another detachment, as of men working in the trenches.

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Co*versed" sine

Etymology

Co- (=co- in co- sine) + versed sine.

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1. (Geom.) The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

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• noun the property created by the space between two objects or points
  
• noun a distant region
  
  • I could see it in the distance
• noun size of the gap between two places
  length.
  
  • the distance from New York to Chicago
  • he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points
• noun indifference by personal withdrawal
  aloofness.
  
  • emotional distance
• noun the interval between two times
  space.
  
  • the distance from birth to death
  • it all happened in the space of 10 minutes
• noun a remote point in time
  
  • if that happens it will be at some distance in the future
  • at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details
• verb keep at a distance
  
  • we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living
• verb go far ahead of
  outstrip; outdistance.
  
  • He outdistanced the other runners

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• to pass over; as, the rider covered the ground in an hour.

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• noun a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
  dust wrapper; dust jacket; book jacket.
  
• noun a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period
  dust sheet.
  
• noun a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment
  

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• adjective satellite covered with a layer of dust
  dusty.
  
  • a dusty pile of books

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• noun a covering for a floor
  floor cover.
  

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• noun a covering for a floor
  floor cover.
  

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• . See Operculum.

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• adjective satellite covered with grass
  
  • wide grass-covered plains as far as the eye could see

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• noun low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
  groundcover.
  
• noun small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
  groundcover.
  

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• noun a garment that covers the head and face
  veil.
  

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• adjective satellite overgrown with ivy
  ivied.
  
  • Harvard's ivied buildings

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• noun the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
  lap.
  
  • his lap was covered with food stains

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• noun a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)
  legging; leging.
  

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• noun cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use
  lens cap.
  

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• noun a flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street)
  

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• noun bedclothes that provide a cover for a mattress
  

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• noun a natural object that covers or envelops
  cover; covering.
  
  • under a covering of dust
  • the fox was flushed from its cover

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• noun a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
  protection; protective cover.
  
  • they had no protection from the fallout
  • wax provided protection for the floors

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• noun a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
  protection; protective cover.
  
  • they had no protection from the fallout
  • wax provided protection for the floors
• noun the tough natural covering of some organisms
  

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• noun a sleeve for storing a phonograph record
  record sleeve.
  

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• noun the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
  

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• adjective satellite covered with snow
  snow-clad; snowy.
  
  • snow-clad hills
  • snow-covered roads
  • a long snowy winter

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• noun a book with paper covers
  paper-back book; paperback; paperback book; softback book; soft-cover; softback.
  

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• noun a book with paper covers
  paper-back book; paperback; paperback book; softback book; soft-cover; softback.
  

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• to burst forth from a protecting concealment, as game when hunted.
• to start from a covert or lair; said of game.

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• to transfer to; as, to cover into the treasury.

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• (Stock Exchange), to buy stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold short does in order to protect himself.

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• to clear a cover of the game it contains.

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• in an envelope, or within a letter; said of a written message.

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Yel"low-cov`ered adjective

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1. Covered or bound in yellow paper.

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• cheap sensational novels and trashy magazines; formerly so called from the usual color of their covers. Colloq. U. S. Bartlett.

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