covering
8
1.5
- noun
- /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
:
cubrimiento
- The dogs were kept warm by a thick blanket covering them during the winter storm.
- head covering
- wear a covering
- thick covering
Examples
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Made from numerous goat hides sewn together, they form a flexible covering placed over poles.
Academic text (2006) -
Nearby, they discovered more than 50 mummies for which old papyri had been recycled as coverings.
Academic text (2007) -
In his day, a gentleman rarely stepped out of doors without some sort of head covering, summer or winter.
Fiction book (2001) -
With no head covering and short sleeves, I felt out of place.
Fiction book (1998) -
Meningitis, an infection of the covering of the brain and spinal cord, is a medical emergency.
Fiction book (1994) -
My head sank into the vinyl covering stretched over the front seat.
Fiction book (1993) -
Iranian women's subtle resistance to letting a strand of hair show under their head coverings has brought about change.
Academic text (2003) -
Now, too, the finer stone for the outer covering of the pyramid is being brought from remote quarries on the Upper Nile.
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As soon as he tore the outer covering off the skeleton of protective latticework, he knew he'd acted wisely.
Fiction book (2001) -
The artist created a beautiful covering for the old sofa, transforming its appearance completely.
Synonyms
520
4.6
Shelter that hides and protects people, for example behind sandbags
96
2.8
A thick layer that covers a surface, for example fog or snow
45
3.0
An outer cover that protects things like a tire from damage
35
3.4
A layer of material that covers a surface to protect or decorate it
33
2.9
To put a substance on a surface, for example paint or cream
7
4.8
Objects that hide parts of a stage from the audience
3
6.8
Something that covers a person or object to hide it from view
2
6.8
A cover that surrounds and protects something
1
3.5
Plants or structures that block the view to give privacy
1
2.7
An object placed over something to keep it safe from damage
A protective layer like paint put on top of a surface to keep it safe
Something you put over a thing to keep it safe from damage
A material builders use to cover and protect floors, walls, or roofs
A protective layer added to something to stop damage
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
3
7.7
Intense gunfire aimed near an enemy to keep them from shooting back while friendly troops move
- Specialized
1
8.1
To buy back shares you sold expecting their price to fall to close that position
- Specialized
An outer layer on animals or plants that keeps them safe from harm
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Covering comes from the verb cover, which long ago meant 'to put something over' or 'hide'. So a covering is the act of putting something over to protect, hide, or coat something.