Word Finder - covers

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A lid.

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Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.

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The soldiers took cover behind a ruined building.

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The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.

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The top sheet of a bed.

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A cloth, usually fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa to protect it from dust, rain, etc. when not in use.

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A cover charge.

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There's a $15 cover tonight.

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A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.

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We need to set another cover for the Smith party.

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A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.

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A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.

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A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.

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The open intervals are a cover for the real numbers.

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An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.

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A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.

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In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.

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An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.

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A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.

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A swindler's confederate.

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The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.

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In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.

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The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.

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To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.

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He covered the baby with a blanket.

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To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.

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The blanket covered the baby.

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To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.

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Regular hexagons can cover the plane.

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To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.

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You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.

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To put on one's hat.

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To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).

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The heroic soldier covered himself with glory.

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(of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.

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The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.

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To deal with or include someone or something.

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To be enough money for.

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Ten dollars should cover lunch.

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To act as a replacement.

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I need to take off Tuesday. Can you cover for me?

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To have as an assignment or responsibility.

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Can you cover the morning shift tomorrow? I'll give you off next Monday instead.

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To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).

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(law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.

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To provide insurance coverage for.

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Does my policy cover accidental loss?

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To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).

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I would like to have my bitch covered next spring.

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• impregnate

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To protect or control (a piece or square).

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In order to checkmate a king on the side of the board, the five squares adjacent to the king must all be covered.

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To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.

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To defend a particular player or area.

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The bedclothes; collectively, the sheets, blankets, etc.

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It's time to get under the covers!

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The area of the field near cover and extra cover.

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The tarpaulins or other devices used to cover the wicket during rain, in order to prevent it getting wet.

Will you lie down and stop pulling the covers off of me?

She tried to sit up and push the hot covers away.

She snuggled down into the covers and yawned.

Later, she lay in bed, tucked warmly under the covers as his boots clicked away from her on the hardwood floor - down the hall and into the den.

Yes, but I don't know if it covers floods.

She turned off the light and pulled the covers up.

He lay down on his back and pulled the covers up.

When he pulled the covers over her, she stretched out and fell asleep again.

One flip of the switch and she retraced her steps, quietly slipping under the covers to snuggle close to Alex again.

Opening it, she found the wooden covers rough and the symbols foreign.

He crawled into bed and pulled the covers up without responding.

It was useless for her to fantasize about Xander, not when a couple dozen women who belonged on the covers of magazines were gathered around.

Circumscribed as my life was in so many ways, I had to look between the covers of books for news of the world that lay outside my own.

No command ever appears spontaneously, or itself covers a whole series of occurrences; but each command follows from another, and never refers to a whole series of events but always to one moment only of an event.

Lifting the covers, he climbed into bed and moved close to her.

She pulled the covers up to her chin and met his gaze solemnly.

She threw the covers back and went down the hall to the stairway.

Covers needed to be put on the electrical outlets and the windows still held their tags.

She gently replaced the hand and pulled the covers up.

He tucked her under the covers as if she were a child.

My later proved to be several hours when I opened eyes to a crying wife, white covers, bright lights, stuff attached to me and lots of pain.

Avoiding her eyes, he pulled the covers up to her chin and turned the lamp off.

True to his word, he stripped off his boots and shirt and lay on top of the covers.

The wooden covers broke against the wall.

A long sigh escaped her lips as she slid back down under the covers.

Jonathan slipped under the covers.

She rolled over and jerked the covers up.

Would you believe he covers up with the excuse that he's saving himself for one special girl?

Pulling back the covers on her bed, she slipped between the cool sheets and let exhaustion take its course.

She threw the covers back and dashed to the patio doors, staring outside.

His mate was curled into a tight ball in the middle of her bed, on top of the covers.

She gasped and jerked on the covers.

She reached up and shut off the light, crawling back under the covers.

When he didn't give any indication that he heard, she threw the covers back.

He ignored her and snuggled deep beneath the covers.

It was past sunrise, so she rose and flung off her bed covers.

If I had any pride, I'd stay in bed and hide this body under the covers.

She relaxed in the luxury of leather seat covers and a smooth ride, content simply to watch him drive.

She blushed and straightened the covers.

The winter storm made her want to huddle under the covers.

Sofi waved him away before sinking into the bed again and pulling the covers up.

It was old and heavy, its covers made of wood smoothed by years of wear.

He sat on the edge of the bed and lifted ancient pages clenched between heavy wooden covers.

He started down the hall then returned to the massive chamber, gathering the scattered pages of The Book of the Damned and placing them again in the wooden covers of the book.

Its covers were loose, the pages within protruding at odd angles.

He glanced up as he pulled the covers back.

She crawled into bed and pulled up the covers, scooting back and leaning against the headboard.

She slid down under the covers, muttering under her breath.

She turned off her light and slid under the covers.

She woke with a gasp and threw back the covers.