Blankets - English meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of afghanistan, or a person of afghan descent.

Usage examples:

Then they said they would stay back and try to help the afghans effect national reconciliation.

adjective

Another term for pashto.

adjective

Belonging to or relating to afghanistan or its people

plural noun

Coverings for a bed, such as sheets and blankets.

Usage examples:

It had clean towels, clean bedclothes and, most importantly, a bath with limitless hot water.

plural noun

Bedding

noun

A bedspread.

Usage examples:

Ellie had hung a few pictures on the walls, brought a bright new bedcover and the room looked more …

noun

A decorative cloth used to cover a bed when it is not in use.

Usage examples:

Use red or green coloured pillow covers and bedspreads in the bedroom.

noun

A cover put on a bed over the sheets and blankets (= covers to keep you warm)

noun

A kind of soft, flat hat, typically with a peak.

Usage examples:

A man wearing a raincoat and a flat cap

verb

Short for percussion cap.

noun

Short for capitalization.

Usage examples:

Mid-cap companies

noun

A floor covering made from thick woven fabric.

Usage examples:

The house has fitted carpets throughout

verb

Cover with carpet.

Usage examples:

The stairs were carpeted in a lovely shade of red

noun

Thick, woven material for covering floors, or a piece of this material

noun

A sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders.

Usage examples:

He threw his cloak about him

verb

Dress in a cloak.

Usage examples:

They sat cloaked and hooded

noun

A loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves that fastens at the neck and hangs from the shoulders

Usage examples:

The agents operate under a cloak of secrecy., the deal was cloaked in secrecy.

noun

A visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the general level of the ground.

Usage examples:

The sun had disappeared behind a cloud

verb

(of the sky) become overcast or gloomy.

Usage examples:

The blue skies clouded over abruptly

noun

An outer garment with sleeves, worn outdoors and typically extending below the hips.

Usage examples:

A winter coat

verb

Provide with a layer or covering of something.

Usage examples:

Her right leg was coated in plaster

noun

Any of various types of outer clothing that are worn over other clothes, usually open in the front, and are often used for warmth

Usage examples:

She put on her heavy winter coat., a raincoat, the dog’s coat is shiny and clean., there were about…

verb

Not allow to be seen; hide.

Usage examples:

A line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea

verb

To prevent something from being seen or known about; to hide something

Usage examples:

He made no attempt to conceal his satisfaction.

verb

To not tell somebody about something that they have the right to know about

Usage examples:

Do not conceal health problems from a prospective insurer.

noun

A bedspread.

Usage examples:

We talk in his room with its single bed, bumpily spread with a candlewick counterpane in a cosy sha…

noun

A bedspread

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

A bedspread.

Usage examples:

All hospitals have got sheets and coverlets.

noun

A bedspread

noun

A circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels.

Usage examples:

Room after room of the armoury reveals incredible riches, including the imperial crown, mace and sc…

verb

Ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch.

Usage examples:

He went to rome to be crowned

noun

A circular decoration for the head, usually made of gold and jewels, worn by a king or queen at official ceremonies

Usage examples:

They won six nba crowns in seven years., her hair stuck straight up from her crown., a gold crown, …

noun

A soft quilt filled with down, feathers, or a synthetic fibre, used instead of an upper sheet and blankets.

Usage examples:

Use layers of thin blankets rather than duvets or quilts.

noun

A large, soft, flat bag filled with feathers or artificial material used as a covering on a bed

noun

A quilt filled with down (originally from the eider) or some other soft material.

Usage examples:

She lay in the middle of the big bed, her slender figure - now thinned by her illness - seeming los…

verb

Envelop completely and hide from view.

Usage examples:

Heavy grey clouds enshrouded the city

verb

To cover something so that it cannot be seen clearly

Usage examples:

Be enshrouded in the planet venus is enshrouded in thick clouds., the whole affair was enshrouded i…

verb

Wrap up, cover, or surround completely.

Usage examples:

A figure enveloped in a black cloak

verb

To cover or surround something completely

Usage examples:

The entire area was enveloped in fog.

verb

Put or keep out of sight.

Usage examples:

He hid the money in the house

noun

A camouflaged shelter used to observe wildlife at close quarters.

Usage examples:

We expect the camera crew to sit patiently in a camouflaged hide, waiting for the wildlife to wande…

noun

The skin of an animal, especially when tanned or dressed.

Usage examples:

We'll skin them right here and preserve their hides

noun

A rug or blanket of sewn animal skins, formerly worn as a garment by african people, now used as a bed or floor covering.

Usage examples:

Blankets almost completely displaced hides or karosses by the end of the nineteenth century and wer…

noun

A loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women.

Usage examples:

She was wrapped tightly in her mantle

verb

Cloak or envelop.

Usage examples:

Heavy mists mantled the forested slopes

noun

Variant spelling of mantel.

noun

A covering for all or part of the face, worn as a disguise, or to amuse or frighten others.

Usage examples:

Even the tots wore their costumes and enjoyed the fun, peering through their grotesque masks, and f…

verb

A covering made of fibre or gauze and fitting over the nose and mouth to protect against air pollutants, or made of sterile gauze and worn to prevent infection of the wearer or (in surgery) of the patient.

noun

A covering for all or part of the face, worn for protection or to hide the face

Usage examples:

A gas mask, an exhibit of african masks, the children all wore halloween masks that were supposed t…

adjective

Not discovered or known about; uncertain.

Usage examples:

His origins and parentage are obscure

verb

Keep from being seen; conceal.

Usage examples:

Grey clouds obscure the sun

adjective

Not known to many people

Usage examples:

An obscure 18th-century painter, official policy has changed for reasons that remain obscure.

verb

Cover the surface of (something) with a coating.

Usage examples:

Their fingernails were overlaid with silver or gold

noun

Something laid as a covering over something else.

Usage examples:

A durable, cost-effective floor overlay

verb

Past of overlie.

verb

Lie on top of.

Usage examples:

Soft clays overlie the basalt

verb

To be on top of something

verb

Cover the surface of; spread over.

Usage examples:

A giant bramble had overspread the path

noun

A warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design.

Usage examples:

Last saturday's airing of the quilts at northampton was a crafty affair, with 250 handmade quilts l…

verb

Join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a warm bed covering or garment, or for decorative effect.

Usage examples:

We quilted the covers with parallel lines of stitching

verb

Punch (someone).

Usage examples:

More than one bloke i've seen joe quilt good and proper

noun

A floor covering of thick woven material or animal skin, typically not extending over the entire floor.

Usage examples:

An oriental rug

noun

A shaped piece of thick cloth for covering part of a floor

Usage examples:

The rug we bought for the living-room has a beautiful red and gold pattern.

noun

A piece of thick heavy cloth smaller than a carpet, used for covering the floor or for decoration

Usage examples:

My dog loves lying on the rug in front of the fire.

noun

A shawl or blanket worn as a cloak by people from latin america.

Usage examples:

The olive - skinned townspeople, less than one thousand in 1844, clung to their spanish language an…

noun

A length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.

Usage examples:

He was buried in a linen shroud

verb

Wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial.

Usage examples:

The body was washed and shrouded

verb

Open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.

Usage examples:

I spread a towel on the sand and sat down

noun

The fact or process of spreading over an area.

Usage examples:

Warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease

verb

Distribute or disperse widely

verb

Cause (something) to be under water.

Usage examples:

Houses had been flooded and cars submerged

verb

Put under water

verb

To go below the surface of an area of water

Usage examples:

[ t ] take a normal breath and completely submerge yourself., [ i ] seals exhale so they can submer…

verb

Be all round (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The hotel is surrounded by its own gardens

noun

A thing that forms a border or edging round an object.

Usage examples:

An oak fireplace surround

verb

To be around something on all sides

Usage examples:

Snow-capped mountains surround the city., the house was surrounded by dense woods., i’m interested …

noun

A broad strip or area of something.

Usage examples:

Vast swathes of countryside

verb

Wrap in several layers of fabric.

Usage examples:

His hands were swathed in bandages

noun

A piece or strip of material in which something is wrapped.

Usage examples:

They wrapped the body inside a canvas swathe

verb

Propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.

Usage examples:

I threw a brick through the window

noun

An act of throwing something.

Usage examples:

Holding's throw hit the stumps

verb

Propel through the air

phrasal verb

To finish a relationship with someone and start one with another person

Usage examples:

Throw someone over for someone she threw him over for a richer man.

noun

The highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something.

Usage examples:

Doreen stood at the top of the stairs

adjective

Highest in position, rank, or degree.

Usage examples:

The top button of his shirt

verb

Exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than.

Usage examples:

Losses are expected to top £100 m this year

noun

A piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face.

Usage examples:

A white bridal veil

verb

A membrane which is attached to the immature fruiting body of some toadstools and ruptures in the course of development, either ( universal veil ) enclosing the whole fruiting body or ( partial veil ) joining the edges of the cap to the stalk.

noun

A piece of thin material worn to protect or hide the face or head

Usage examples:

The bride wore a veil made of french lace., fig. a veil of secrecy surrounded the appointment of th…