Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhv-er]
- /ˈkʌv ər/
- /ˈkʌvə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhv-er]
- /ˈkʌv ər/
Definitions of cover word
- verb cover If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it. 3
- verb cover If one thing covers another, it has been placed over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it. 3
- verb cover If one thing covers another, it forms a layer over its surface. 3
- verb cover To cover something with or in something else means to put a layer of the second thing over its surface. 3
- verb cover If you cover a particular distance, you travel that distance. 3
- verb cover To cover someone or something means to protect them from attack, for example by pointing a gun in the direction of people who may attack them, ready to fire the gun if necessary. 3
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Origin of cover
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English coveren < Old French covrir < Latin cooperīre to cover completely, equivalent to co- co- + operīre to shut, close, cover (op-, apparently for ob- ob- + -erīre; see aperient)
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Parts of speech for Cover
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cover popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cover usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cover
noun cover
- lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- canvas — Canvas is a strong, heavy cloth that is used for making things such as tents, sails, and bags.
- sheet — Nautical. a rope or chain for extending the clews of a square sail along a yard. a rope for trimming a fore-and-aft sail. a rope or chain for extending the lee clew of a course.
- mask — a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
- screen — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
verb cover
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- coat — A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
- blanket — A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm.
- bury — To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
- layer — protocol layer
adjective cover
- shrouded — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
- obscured — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- under cover — to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields.
- undivulged — to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
Antonyms for cover
noun cover
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- danger — Danger is the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed.
- discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
verb cover
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- unmask — to strip a mask or disguise from.
- unwrap — to remove or open the wrapping of.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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