covering
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a natural object that covers or envelops
under a covering of dust
Types & categories
- natural object hypernym
- scale hyponym
- shell hyponym
- test hyponym
- body covering hyponym
- sheath hyponym
- integument hyponym
- blanket hyponym
- incrustation hyponym
- envelope hyponym
- hood hyponym
- indumentum hyponym
- roof hyponym
- shell hyponym
- eggshell hyponym
- skim hyponym
- slough hyponym
- snowcap hyponym
- vesture hyponym
- peridium hyponym
- pericarp hyponym
- chlamys hyponym
- theca hyponym
- indusium hyponym
- bark hyponym
Related & opposite
- spread over derivation
Sense 2 noun
an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
Types & categories
- artifact hypernym
- artificial skin hyponym
- bootleg hyponym
- bubble hyponym
- canopy hyponym
- casing hyponym
- chafing gear hyponym
- cloak hyponym
- cloth covering hyponym
- clothing hyponym
- coating hyponym
- cover plate hyponym
- drape hyponym
- earmuff hyponym
- fig leaf hyponym
- finger hyponym
- flap hyponym
- floor cover hyponym
- folder hyponym
- footgear hyponym
- exhaust hood hyponym
- hood hyponym
- imbrication hyponym
- instep hyponym
- mask hyponym
- matting hyponym
- mercy seat hyponym
- paddle box hyponym
- planking hyponym
- protective covering hyponym
- cover hyponym
- swathing hyponym
- thumb hyponym
- toe hyponym
- cover hyponym
- upholstery hyponym
- wrapping hyponym
Related & opposite
- cover derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft
Types & categories
- concealing hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the act of protecting something by covering it
Types & categories
- protection hypernym
- grooming hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the work of applying something
the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine
Types & categories
- manual labor hypernym
- anointing hyponym
- fumigation hyponym
- foliation hyponym
- galvanization hyponym
- lubrication hyponym
- pavage hyponym
- painting hyponym
- spraying hyponym
- tin-plating hyponym
- tinning hyponym
- papering hyponym
- plastering hyponym
- plating hyponym
- scumble hyponym
- tiling hyponym
- waxing hyponym
- lining hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spread over |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | natural object |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scale |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | test |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | body covering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sheath |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | integument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blanket |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | incrustation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | envelope |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hood |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | indumentum |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | roof |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | eggshell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | skim |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slough |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snowcap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vesture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | peridium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pericarp |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chlamys |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | theca |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | indusium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bark |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cover |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | artifact |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | artificial skin |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bootleg |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bubble |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | canopy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | casing |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | chafing gear |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cloak |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cloth covering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | clothing |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | coating |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cover plate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | drape |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | earmuff |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fig leaf |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | finger |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | flap |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | floor cover |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | folder |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | footgear |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | exhaust hood |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hood |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | imbrication |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | instep |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mask |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | matting |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mercy seat |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | paddle box |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | planking |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | protective covering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cover |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | swathing |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | thumb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | toe |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cover |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | upholstery |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wrapping |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shield |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cover |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mask |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cover up |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | concealing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrap up |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cover |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | protection |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | grooming |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | coat |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | apply |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | manual labor |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | anointing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | fumigation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | foliation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | galvanization |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lubrication |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pavage |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | painting |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | spraying |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tin-plating |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tinning |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | papering |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | plastering |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | plating |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | scumble |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tiling |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | waxing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lining |