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- [adjective koh-vert, kuhv-ert; noun kuhv-ert, koh-vert]
- /adjective ˈkoʊ vərt, ˈkʌv ərt; noun ˈkʌv ərt, ˈkoʊ vərt/
- /ˈkəʊ.vɜːt/
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- [adjective koh-vert, kuhv-ert; noun kuhv-ert, koh-vert]
- /adjective ˈkoʊ vərt, ˈkʌv ərt; noun ˈkʌv ərt, ˈkoʊ vərt/
Definitions of coverts word
- adjective coverts concealed; secret; disguised. 1
- adjective coverts covered; sheltered. 1
- adjective coverts Law. (of a wife) under the protection of one's husband. 1
- noun coverts a covering; cover. 1
- noun coverts a shelter or hiding place. 1
- noun coverts concealment or disguise. 1
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Origin of coverts
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin coopertus, past participle of cooperīre to cover completely; see cover
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Parts of speech for Coverts
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
coverts popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
coverts usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for coverts
noun coverts
- beam — If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
- plaster — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- covert — Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden.
- dome — Architecture. a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions. a domical roof or ceiling. a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
Antonyms for coverts
noun coverts
- floor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- minimum — the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like.
- danger — Danger is the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed.
- juncture — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
- closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
adjective coverts
- candids — Plural form of candid.
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