| cover crop |
a quick-growing crop planted to prevent soil erosion or soil depletion. |
| covered wagon |
a large wagon with a high arched canvas cover, used by American pioneers. |
| cover girl |
a young woman whose picture is on the cover of a magazine. |
| cover ground |
to pass over an area. [2 definitions] |
| covering |
something that covers or conceals. |
| coverless |
combined form of cover. |
| coverlet |
the topmost cover on a bed; bedspread or counterpane. |
| cover letter |
a letter of explanation enclosed with a document, package, or the like. |
| cover story |
a magazine article featured in the picture or headlines on the magazine's cover. [2 definitions] |
| covert |
concealed or done in secret. [3 definitions] |
| covert cloth |
a twill cloth made of wool, used for suits and lightweight overcoats. |
| coverture |
a cover, disguise, or hiding place. [2 definitions] |
| cover up |
to conceal (something damaging or embarrassing). |
| cover-up |
an action or scheme to conceal something, esp. a misdeed or scandal. |
| covet |
to envy or wish to possess (something belonging to another) inordinately or without right. [3 definitions] |
| covetable |
combined form of covet. |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| covey |
a broad or small group of partridges, quail, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| Covid |
shortened form of "Covid-19," a serious, potentially fatal disease caused by a novel coronavirus that broke out initially in 2019 and caused a pandemic in 2020. |
| Covid-19 |
a serious, potentially fatal disease caused by a novel coronavirus that broke out initially in 2019 and caused a pandemic in 2020. "Co" in Covid stands for "corona," "vi" stands for "virus," and "d" stands for "disease." The number 19 refers to the year 2019. |
| cow1 |
an adult female of a bovine animal, esp. the domestic farm animal kept or raised for its milk or meat. [2 definitions] |