Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Something that covers, so as to protect or conceal.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun That which covers, as a lid or canopy; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another, as for concealment, protection, or warmth; specifically, clothing: as, feathers are the natural covering of birds.
  • noun The act or process of placing a cover upon something; specifically, in bookbinding, the process of putting covers on a book.
  • noun In ceramics, same as glaze.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun countable That which covers something.
  • noun uncountable Action of the verb to cover.
  • verb Present participle of cover.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a natural object that covers or envelops
  • noun an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
  • noun the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
  • noun the act of protecting something by covering it
  • noun the work of applying something

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Examples

  • For Scottish criminal cases, the court can be used only when the case relates to "devolution matters", a term covering the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament in dealing with human rights issues.

    Evening Standard - Home 2011

  • For Scottish criminal cases, the court can be used only when the case relates to "devolution matters", a term covering the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament in dealing with human rights issues.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • For Scottish criminal cases, the court can be used only when the case relates to "devolution matters", a term covering the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament in dealing with human rights issues.

    Evening Standard - Home 2011

  • For Scottish criminal cases, the court can be used only when the case relates to "devolution matters", a term covering the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament in dealing with human rights issues.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • For Scottish criminal cases the court can be used only when cases relate to "devolution matters", a term covering the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament in dealing with human rights issues.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • After making his name covering the Korean War – a role he reprised when he provided his radio voice for the widely watched final episode of "MASH" in 1983 – Pierpoint became a White House correspondent during the Dwight D.

    Robert Pierpoint Dead: CBS News Legend Dies At 86 2011

  • Industry experts are watching carefully to see how successfully Ms. Curry, who made her name covering global crises and international disasters, will handle the "softer" stories that often dominate the morning and how she clicks one on one with Matt Lauer , who has co-anchored the show since 1997.

    NBC's 'Today' Shows Rare Weakness Lauren A. E. Schuker 2011

  • The Maya live on in Central America today, the term covering different communities in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salavador and western Honduras.

    Alex Higgins: The Maya Really Did Warn Us About Our Future (Unintentionally) 2009

  • He guided Guzman to a heavy mahogany table where there was a large map laid out and tapped a word covering the south-western part of the United States.

    SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000

  • He guided Guzman to a heavy mahogany table where there was a large map laid out and tapped a word covering the south-western part of the United States.

    SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000

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