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cov·er
 cover
- pronunciation:
- kuh
v
 r
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- take cover, under cover
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
covered, covering, covers |
| definition 1: |
to put or spread something over or on, as for protection or concealment.
- synonyms:
- cloak, curtain, mask, shelter, veil
- antonyms:
- bare, denude, expose, open, uncover
- similar words:
- bathe, bind, blanket, camouflage, canopy, cap, carpet, clothe, cloud, coat, conceal, envelop, face, lade, mantle, muffle, occult, secrete, shade, sheet, shroud, top, wrap
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| definition 2: |
to lie on the surface of.
Snow covers the ground.- synonyms:
- blanket, carpet, cloak, mantle
- similar words:
- coat, overlay
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| definition 3: |
to protect from possible loss; insure.
I am covered against theft.- synonyms:
- insure, protect
- similar words:
- guard, insulate, safeguard, shield, underwrite
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| definition 4: |
to take responsibility for.
- synonyms:
- double for
- similar words:
- go, relieve, replace, substitute
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| definition 5: |
to take into account; include.
The book didn't cover enough topics.- synonyms:
- comprise, contain, include
- similar words:
- embrace, encompass, incorporate, subsume
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| definition 6: |
to pass over a certain distance; travel.
We covered a thousand miles that summer.- synonyms:
- travel, traverse
- similar words:
- do, log
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| definition 7: |
to gather or convey information about.
I covered a story for the radio news.- synonyms:
- report
- similar words:
- broadcast, investigate
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| related words: |
absorb, apply, armor, bind, blot, board, cache, cap, cloak, come, comprehend, comprise, contain, course, crown, daub, disguise, drape, exhaust, flood, fold, garb, mail, man, mask, muck, obscure, paper, patch, protect, roll, screen, side, smother, stack, talk, touch, tuck, wall, wrap |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
(informal) to protect someone from punishment or censure by providing an excuse or alibi.
- synonyms:
- alibi
- similar words:
- protect, shield
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| definition 2: |
to substitute for an absent party.
You take a break and I'll cover for you.- synonyms:
- substitute
- similar words:
- pinch-hit
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| related words: |
front, guard, substitute, supply |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something laid over or on something else to give shelter, protection, or concealment.
- synonyms:
- cap, covering, lid, screen, shield, top
- similar words:
- ambush, blanket, camouflage, case, coating, curtain, hood, layer, mantle, protection, shelter, shroud, tent, veil
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| definition 2: |
that which conceals or protects someone or something from harm or punishment.
We looked for cover during the storm.- synonyms:
- asylum, harbor, haven, refuge, sanctuary, shelter
- similar words:
- port, protection
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| definition 3: |
pretense or disguise.
The business was a cover for unlawful activity.- synonyms:
- disguise, façade, mask, masquerade, pretense
- similar words:
- alibi, camouflage, cloak, excuse, front, guise, pretext, screen, smoke screen
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| definition 4: |
a rendition of a song that was originally recorded and made popular by another artist or group.
Our band was only playing covers at that time; we hadn't started writing our own material yet.- antonyms:
- original
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| related words: |
backing, blind, canopy, cap, closure, clothing, crown, disguise, external, guard, jacket, lid, masquerade, wall, wrap |
| phrase: |
take cover |
| phrase: |
under cover |
| derivations: |
coverable (adj.), covered (adj.), coverer (n.) |
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