Antonyms for cover

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : kuhv-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌv ər

Definition of cover

Origin : mid-12c., from Old French covrir (12c., Modern French couvrir) "to cover, protect, conceal, dissemble," from Late Latin coperire, from Latin cooperire "to cover over, overwhelm, bury," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + operire "to close, cover" (see weir). Related: Covered; covering. Military sense is from 1680s; newspaper sense first recorded 1893; use in football dates from 1907. Betting sense is 1857. OF horses, as a euphemism for "copulate" it dates from 1530s. Covered wagon attested from 1745.

noun wrapping, cover-up
noun hiding place
verb wrap, hide
verb protect, guard
verb include, contain
verb describe in published writing
verb fill in for, compensate
verb travel across area

Example sentences :

Pericles was usually represented with a helmet, to cover the deformity in his skull.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

He looked above to estimate the ground he could cover on the morrow.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

I have watched them cover their tracks with a cunning more than vulpine.
Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams

I was so enraged that she was not there, I wished to cover my face with my handkerchief.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

And then, when the cover was removed, came the time of trial to your correspondent.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various

"Come, then," said he; and they ran together to the cover of the woods.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

On some cookers, a thermometer is also attached to the cover.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Add the salt and water, cover the dish and place in the oven.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Therefore, proceed to place the rubber and cover on the jar.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Then put the cover, or lid, on as in Fig. 13, but do not tighten it.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Synonyms for cover

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