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 Definitions of blanket  [ˈblæŋ kɪt]  

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Definition of 'blanket' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) blanket
a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used esp. for warmth as a bed covering.

2.  blanket
a similar piece of fabric used as a cover, garment, or the like.

3.  blanket
any extended covering or layer; mantle:
a blanket of snow.

4. (v.t.) blanket
to cover with or as if with a blanket.

5.  blanket
to interrupt; obstruct (usu. fol. by out):
a storm that blanketed out TV reception.

6. (adj.) blanket
covering or intended to cover a large group or class of conditions, situations, etc.:
a blanket proposal.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME < AF, OF)

Definition of 'blanket' Princeton's WordNet 

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)


Definition of 'blanket' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) blanket
a warm cover on a bed
blankets and sheets

2.  blanket
a thick covering
a blanket of snow


Definition of 'blanket' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'blanket' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a warm covering made of wool etc
a blanket on the bed.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kombers Arabic flag Arabic: حْرامٌ، بَطّانِيَّه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: одеяло
Brazilian flag Brazilian: cobertor Czech flag Czech: přikrývka German flag German: die Decke
Danish flag Danish: tæppe Greek flag Greek: κουβέρτα Spanish flag Spanish: manta
Estonian flag Estonian: tekk Farsi flag Farsi: پتو Finnish flag Finnish: pietto
French flag French: couverture Hebrew flag Hebrew: שׂמִיכָה Hindi flag Hindi: कम्बल
Croatian flag Croatian: vuneni pokrivač Hungarian flag Hungarian: takaró Indonesian flag Indonesian: selimut
Icelandic flag Icelandic: teppi Italian flag Italian: coperta Japanese flag Japanese: 毛布
Korean flag Korean: 담요 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: antklodė Latvian flag Latvian: sega
Malay flag Malay: selimut Dutch flag Dutch: deken Norwegian flag Norwegian: (ull)teppe, pledd
Polish flag Polish: koc Persian flag Persian: پتو Pashto flag Pashto: پټو
Portuguese flag Portuguese: cobertor Romanian flag Romanian: pătură Russian flag Russian: шерстяное одеяло
Slovak flag Slovak: prikrývka Slovenian flag Slovenian: odeja Serbian flag Serbian: ćebe
Swedish flag Swedish: filt Thai flag Thai: ผ้าห่ม Turkish flag Turkish: battaniye
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 毛毯 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: ковдра Urdu flag Urdu: کمبل
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cái chăn Chinese flag Chinese: 毛毯

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