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blanket

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: blanket

1
 nv
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
cover as if with a blanket
2
 adj
broad in scope or content
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: blanket
1

n bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

Synonyms:
cover
Types:
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afghan
a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
electric blanket
a blanket containing and electric heating element that can be controlled to the desired temperature by a rheostat
Mackinaw blanket, mackinaw
a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States
manta
a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
security blanket
a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety
Type of:
bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding
coverings that are used on a bed

n anything that covers

“there was a blanket of snow”
Synonyms:
mantle
Type of:
cover, covering, natural covering
a natural object that covers or envelops

n a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor

Type of:
bed, layer
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

v cover as if with a blanket

“snow blanketed the fields”
Type of:
cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered

v form a blanket-like cover (over)

Type of:
cover, spread over
form a cover over
2

adj broad in scope or content

“blanket sanctions against human-rights violators”
Synonyms:
across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
comprehensive
including all or everything
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