cover : Idioms & Phrases


air cover

  • noun the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations
WordNet

bed cover

  • noun decorative cover for a bed
    counterpane; bed cover; bedspread; bedcover; spread.
WordNet

bed covering

  • noun decorative cover for a bed
    counterpane; bed cover; bedspread; bedcover; spread.
WordNet

body covering

  • noun any covering for the body or a body part
WordNet

bone-covered

  • adjective satellite (of animals) armored with bone
WordNet

cloth covering

  • noun a covering made of cloth
WordNet

cloud cover

  • noun the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
    cloudiness; overcast.
WordNet

cloud-covered

  • adjective satellite filled or abounding with clouds
    overcast; clouded; sunless.
WordNet

cover charge

  • noun a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink
    cover.
WordNet

cover crop

  • noun crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure
WordNet

cover for

  • verb provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt
    • I won't lie and cover for you
WordNet

cover girl

  • noun a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
    lovely; pin-up.
WordNet

cover glass

  • noun a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide
    cover glass.
WordNet

cover letter

  • noun a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
    cover letter.
WordNet

cover plate

  • noun covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle
WordNet

cover slip

  • noun a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide
    cover glass.
WordNet

cover song

  • noun a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
    cover; cover song.
    • they made a cover of a Beatles' song
WordNet

cover up

  • verb hide from view or knowledge
    cover.
    • The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House
WordNet

cover version

  • noun a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
    cover; cover song.
    • they made a cover of a Beatles' song
WordNet

cover-point

Cov"er-point` noun
Definitions
  1. The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports "point."
Webster 1913

cover-shame

Cov"er-shame` noun
Definitions
  1. Something used to conceal infamy. Obs. Dryden.
Webster 1913

cover-up

  • noun concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public
WordNet

covered bridge

  • noun a bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides
WordNet

covered couch

  • noun a litter with a cover for privacy
WordNet

covered option

  • noun a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option
WordNet

covered smut

  • noun a smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are covered or held together by the grain membranes
WordNet

covered stadium

  • noun a stadium that has a roof
    dome; domed stadium.
WordNet

covered stand

  • noun a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof
    grandstand.
WordNet

covered wagon

  • noun a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
    prairie schooner; Conestoga wagon; prairie wagon; Conestoga.
WordNet

covering fire

  • noun fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
    cover.
    • artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal
WordNet

covering letter

  • noun a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
    cover letter.
WordNet

covering material

  • noun a material used by builders to cover surfaces
WordNet

Covering party

  • (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the protection of another detachment, as of men working in the trenches.
Webster 1913

coversed sine

Co*versed" sine
Etymology
Co- (=co- in co- sine) + versed sine.
Definitions
  1. (Geom.) The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
Webster 1913

distance

  • noun the property created by the space between two objects or points
  • noun a distant region
    • I could see it in the distance
  • noun size of the gap between two places
    length.
    • the distance from New York to Chicago
    • he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points
  • noun indifference by personal withdrawal
    aloofness.
    • emotional distance
  • noun the interval between two times
    space.
    • the distance from birth to death
    • it all happened in the space of 10 minutes
  • noun a remote point in time
    • if that happens it will be at some distance in the future
    • at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details
  • verb keep at a distance
    • we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living
  • verb go far ahead of
    outstrip; outdistance.
    • He outdistanced the other runners
WordNet
  • to pass over; as, the rider covered the ground in an hour.
Webster 1913

dust cover

  • noun a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
    dust wrapper; dust jacket; book jacket.
  • noun a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period
    dust sheet.
  • noun a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment
WordNet

dust-covered

  • adjective satellite covered with a layer of dust
    dusty.
    • a dusty pile of books
WordNet

floor cover

  • noun a covering for a floor
    floor cover.
WordNet

floor covering

  • noun a covering for a floor
    floor cover.
WordNet

Gill cover, Gill lid

  • . See Operculum.
Webster 1913

grass-covered

  • adjective satellite covered with grass
    • wide grass-covered plains as far as the eye could see
WordNet

ground cover

  • noun low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
    groundcover.
  • noun small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
    groundcover.
WordNet

head covering

  • noun a garment that covers the head and face
    veil.
WordNet

ivy-covered

  • adjective satellite overgrown with ivy
    ivied.
    • Harvard's ivied buildings
WordNet

lap covering

  • noun the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
    lap.
    • his lap was covered with food stains
WordNet

leg covering

  • noun a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)
    legging; leging.
WordNet

lens cover

  • noun cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use
    lens cap.
WordNet

manhole cover

  • noun a flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street)
WordNet

mattress cover

  • noun bedclothes that provide a cover for a mattress
WordNet

natural covering

  • noun a natural object that covers or envelops
    cover; covering.
    • under a covering of dust
    • the fox was flushed from its cover
WordNet

protective cover

  • noun a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
    protection; protective cover.
    • they had no protection from the fallout
    • wax provided protection for the floors
WordNet

protective covering

  • noun a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
    protection; protective cover.
    • they had no protection from the fallout
    • wax provided protection for the floors
  • noun the tough natural covering of some organisms
WordNet

record cover

  • noun a sleeve for storing a phonograph record
    record sleeve.
WordNet

short covering

  • noun the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
WordNet

snow-covered

  • adjective satellite covered with snow
    snow-clad; snowy.
    • snow-clad hills
    • snow-covered roads
    • a long snowy winter
WordNet

soft-cover

  • noun a book with paper covers
    paper-back book; paperback; paperback book; softback book; soft-cover; softback.
WordNet

soft-cover book

  • noun a book with paper covers
    paper-back book; paperback; paperback book; softback book; soft-cover; softback.
WordNet

To break cover

  • to burst forth from a protecting concealment, as game when hunted.
  • to start from a covert or lair; said of game.
Webster 1913

To cover ground

Webster 1913

To cover into

  • to transfer to; as, to cover into the treasury.
Webster 1913

To cover one's short contracts

  • (Stock Exchange), to buy stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold short does in order to protect himself.
Webster 1913

To draw a cover

  • to clear a cover of the game it contains.
Webster 1913

Under cover

  • in an envelope, or within a letter; said of a written message.
Webster 1913

yellow-covered

Yel"low-cov`ered adjective
Definitions
  1. Covered or bound in yellow paper.
Webster 1913

Yellow-covered literature

  • cheap sensational novels and trashy magazines; formerly so called from the usual color of their covers. Colloq. U. S. Bartlett.
Webster 1913