| Definitions of 'blanket' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) blanket, cover
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
"he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
2. (noun) blanket, mantle
anything that covers
"there was a blanket of snow"
3. (adj) blanket
a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
4. (verb) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
broad in scope or content
"across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
5. (verb) blanket
cover as if with a blanket
"snow blanketed the fields"
6. (verb) blanket
form a blanket-like cover (over)
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| Definitions of 'blanket' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) blanket
a heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse
2. (adj) blanket
a piece of rubber, felt, or woolen cloth, used in the tympan to make it soft and elastic
3. (adj) blanket
a streak or layer of blubber in whales
4. (verb) blanket
to cover with a blanket
5. (verb) blanket
to toss in a blanket by way of punishment
6. (verb) blanket
to take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of her
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