cover

Speech parts

1. cover - Noun

2. cover - Adjective

3. cover - Verb

4. Cover - Proper noun

Meaning

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.

To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.

To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods.

To brood or sit on; to incubate.

To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat.

To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit.

To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.

To put the usual covering or headdress on.

To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male.

Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book.

Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak.

Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.

The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover.

The lap of a slide valve.

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.

To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet.

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Riches cover a multitude of woes. Menander

Whenever we cover our brother's sin, God will cover ours; whenever we tell people about our brother's guilt, God will do the same about ours. Poemen

A thought is an arrow shot at the truth; it can hit a point, but not cover the whole target. But the archer is too well satisfied with his success to ask anything farther. Sri Aurobindo

Cover up the pot, there's an eel in it. Dutch Proverb

Don't judge a book by its cover. English Proverb

It is easier to cover our feet with sandals than to cover the earth with carpets. Hindi Proverb

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