Awning - English meaning

adjective

Unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition.

Usage examples:

A blind man with a stick

verb

Cause (someone) to be unable to see, permanently or temporarily.

Usage examples:

The injury temporarily blinded him

noun

A screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats.

Usage examples:

She pulled down the blinds

noun

An ornamental cloth covering hung or held up over something, especially a throne or bed.

Usage examples:

A romantic four-poster bed complete with drapes and a canopy

verb

Cover or provide with a canopy.

Usage examples:

The river was canopied by overhanging trees

noun

A cover like a roof for shelter or decoration, or the branches and leaves that spread out at the tops of trees in the woods

Usage examples:

[ u ] many animals live in the forest canopy.

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

A seat cover

verb

To put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

Usage examples:

Once the rice comes to a boil, turn down the flame and cover the pot., she covered the child with a…

noun

A thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else.

Usage examples:

A vinyl floor covering

adjective

(of shooting) carried out to protect an exposed person from an enemy.

Usage examples:

We retreated behind spurts of covering fire

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

Comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.

Usage examples:

Sitting in the shade

verb

Screen from direct light.

Usage examples:

She shaded her eyes against the sun

noun

Darkness and cooler temperatures caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun

Usage examples:

[ u ] the truck was parked in the shade., [ c ] the lamps had matching shades., he painted the room…

noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Usage examples:

Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter

verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind

noun

Something that gives protection, such as a building or tent, or the protection provided

Usage examples:

[ c ] we took the stray dog to an animal shelter., [ u ] the wall gave us some shelter from the win…

noun

An awning erected over a window in sunny weather.

Usage examples:

The glass roof is also capable of filtering out harmful infra-red rays from the sun, and comes with…

noun

A cloth or plastic cover fastened to a building or structure and supported by a frame, used to protect someone or something from the sun or rain

noun

A parasol, awning, or other device giving protection from the sun.

Usage examples:

Materials are excellent, ply and cedar cladding, with mahogany sunshades protecting south openings.

noun

An object similar to an umbrella that you carry to protect yourself from light from the sun

noun

A larger folding frame of this type that you put into the ground to form an area that is sheltered from the light of the sun

noun

Heavy-duty waterproof cloth, originally of tarred canvas.

Usage examples:

A stretch of roof is covered with tarpaulin

noun

(a large piece of) heavy waterproof cloth used as a covering

noun

A large awning used in ancient rome to shelter an amphitheatre from the weather.

Usage examples:

Canvas was chosen for its practicality and economy, also in respect for tradition, for it has been …