dust cover

dust cov·er

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [duhst kuhv-er]
- /dʌst ˈkʌv ər/
- /dʌst ˈkʌvə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhst kuhv-er]
- /dʌst ˈkʌv ər/

Definitions of dust cover words

noun dust cover a cloth or plastic covering used to protect furniture or equipment, as during a period of nonuse. 1
noun dust cover book jacket. 1
noun dust cover book jacket 1
noun dust cover furniture covering 1
noun dust cover a perspex cover for the turntable of a record player 0
noun dust cover Alternative form of dustcover. 0

See all 6 definitions of dust cover

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Origin of dust cover

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dust cover

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dust cover

dust cover popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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.

dust cover usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dust cover

noun dust cover

jacket — a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
wrapper — a person or thing that wraps.
book jacket — a removable paper cover used to protect a bound book
dust jacket — book jacket.

All 4 Synonyms of dust cover