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| 1. | [ noun ] bedding that keeps a person warm in bed | |
| Synonyms: | cover | |
| Examples: | "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" |
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| Related terms: | bedclothes afghan mackinaw manta security_blanket electric_blanket | |
| 2. | [ noun ] anything that covers | |
| Synonyms: | mantle | |
| Examples: | "there was a blanket of snow" |
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| Related terms: | covering mantle | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cover as if with a blanket | |
| Examples: | "snow blanketed the fields" |
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| Related terms: | cover | |
| 4. | [ verb ] form a blanket-like cover (over) | |
| Related terms: | cover | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] broad in scope or content | |
| Synonyms: | broad wide all-inclusive all-embracing encompassing panoptic all-encompassing across-the-board | |
| 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 "wide powers" |
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| Related terms: | comprehensive | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] broad in scope or content | |
| Synonyms: | wide broad all-inclusive all-embracing encompassing panoptic all-encompassing across-the-board | |
| 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 wid |
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| Related terms: | comprehensive | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (physics,nuclear physics) a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor | |
| Related terms: | layer breeder_reactor | |
| Similar spelling: |
Blanke blank Blunk blink Blansett Blanchet blank_out Blanks Blanck Blanchette blinker blankly Blanche blankness Blanc |
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