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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)
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| Definition 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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1. (noun) blanket
a warm cover on a bed
blankets and sheets
2. blanket
a thick covering
a blanket of snow
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| Definition 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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Sense: a warm covering made of wool etc
a blanket on the bed.
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 Afrikaans: kombers |
 Arabic: حْرامٌ، بَطّانِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: одеяло |
 Brazilian: cobertor |
 Czech: přikrývka |
 German: die Decke |
 Danish: tæppe |
 Greek: κουβέρτα |
 Spanish: manta |
 Estonian: tekk |
 Farsi: پتو |
 Finnish: pietto |
 French: couverture |
 Hebrew: שׂמִיכָה |
 Hindi: कम्बल |
 Croatian: vuneni pokrivač |
 Hungarian: takaró |
 Indonesian: selimut |
 Icelandic: teppi |
 Italian: coperta |
 Japanese: 毛布 |
 Korean: 담요 |
 Lithuanian: antklodė |
 Latvian: sega |
 Malay: selimut |
 Dutch: deken |
 Norwegian: (ull)teppe, pledd |
 Polish: koc |
 Persian: پتو |
 Pashto: پټو |
 Portuguese: cobertor |
 Romanian: pătură |
 Russian: шерстяное одеяло |
 Slovak: prikrývka |
 Slovenian: odeja |
 Serbian: ćebe |
 Swedish: filt |
 Thai: ผ้าห่ม |
 Turkish: battaniye |
 Taiwanese: 毛毯 |
 Ukrainian: ковдра |
 Urdu: کمبل |
 Vietnamese: cái chăn |
 Chinese: 毛毯 |
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