noun
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
Synonyms
Examples
- he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep
noun
anything that covers
Synonyms
Examples
- there was a blanket of snow
noun
a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
verb
cover as if with a blanket
Examples
- snow blanketed the fields
verb
form a blanket-like cover (over)
adjective
broad in scope or content
Synonyms
Examples
- 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"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers