Synonyms for cover
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kuhv-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌv ər |
Top 10 synonyms for cover Other synonyms for the word cover
- asylum
- awning
- balance
- bark
- be enough
- binding
- board up
- broadcast
- bulwark
- bush up
- cache
- camouflage
- canopy
- caparison
- carpet
- case
- ceiling
- cloak
- clothe
- clothing
- coating
- comprehend
- conceal
- concealment
- consider
- counterbalance
- cover up
- covering
- coverlet
- covert
- cross
- crown
- curtain
- daub
- defend
- defense
- detail
- disguise
- do on the sly
- dome
- double for
- drop
- eclipse
- embody
- embrace
- encase
- encompass
- enfold
- ensconce
- enshroud
- envelop
- envelope
- examine
- facade
- false front
- fend
- fig leaf
- front
- guard
- guise
- harbor
- harborage
- haven
- hood
- house
- incorporate
- insure
- integument
- invest
- investigate
- involve
- jacket
- journey over
- layer
- lid
- make good
- make up for
- mantle
- marquee
- mask
- masquerade
- meet
- narrate
- obscure
- offset
- overcast
- overlay
- overspread
- paint
- parasol
- pass over
- pass through
- polish
- port
- pretense
- protect
- protection
- provide for
- put on
- put-on
- range
- reach
- recount
- refer to
- refuge
- reinforce
- relate
- relieve
- report
- retreat
- roof
- safeguard
- safety
- sanctuary
- screen
- seal
- secrete
- secure
- security
- semblance
- set on
- shade
- sheath
- sheet
- shelter
- shield
- shroud
- smoke screen
- spread
- stand in for
- stash
- stopper
- substitute
- suffice
- superimpose
- superpose
- surface
- survey
- take account of
- take over
- take the rap for
- tarp
- tarpaulin
- tegument
- tell of
- tent
- top
- track
- traverse
- trek
- umbrella
- varnish
- veil
- veneer
- watch over
- window-dressing
- wrapper
- wraps
- write up
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for cover
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