What are the hyponyms for cover?

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What are the hyponyms for cover?

Hyponyms for cover

electric blanket security blanket stalking-horse screwtop body covering crust indumentum slough pericarp floral envelope sac half binding mackinaw blind cap scale sheath incrustation indument snowcap seed vessel perigone indusium three-quarter binding Mackinaw blanket camouflage lid shell case encrustation eggshell vesture perianth perigonium afghan manta shoji manhole cover test integument envelope skim peridium chlamys theca tramp ford take gloss over traverse overspread constellate theologize discuss mist grass submerge clothe blanket frost mulch bedaub butter oil wash wrap paste foil pall plank over hood bread aluminise lag plaster over apply ice enwrap crepe lime dust stride bridge course sleek over span ridge theologise double-team mist over grass over drown cloak carpet daub turf besmear wallpaper wax line wrap up coif whiteout sod parcel cowl blinker crown mask stick on laminate surround enclose concrete mound over beplaster walk jaywalk hop hush up sweep dot reinsure discourse flood glaciate coat overwhelm drape smother smear bank bark paper veneer face spritz hold white out bind flake clapboard blindfold sheet block out paint spray envelop sheathe blacklead straw steel crisscross drive whitewash cross overlap stud indemnify talk about bloody strew cake mantle robe shroud roof board up surface canvas grease feather felt jacket flash plank recover canopy aluminize tile plaster put on brush enfold crape gravel spread splash

Definitions for cover

verb - clothe

verb - sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"

verb - protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this"

verb - be responsible for reporting the details of

verb - maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; "The second officer covered the top floor"

noun - fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"

verb - act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

noun - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"

noun - a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); "her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment"

verb - hold within range of an aimed firearm

verb - protect or defend (a position in a game); "he covered left field"

verb - be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game

verb - play a higher card than the one previously played; "Smith covered again"

verb - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"

verb - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

verb - put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

verb - copulate with a female

verb - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

verb - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

verb - spread over a surface to conceal or protect; "This paint covers well"

verb - hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"

verb - be sufficient to meet

verb - to take an action to protect against future problems; "Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself"

verb - help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities; "She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week"

verb - invest with a large or excessive amount of something; "She covered herself with glory"

verb - include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

verb - make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"

verb - provide for; "The grant doesn't cover my salary"

verb - span an interval of distance

noun - the protective covering on the front

noun - bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"

noun - a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song"

noun - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"

noun - covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"

noun - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

noun - a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink