blanket

Noun
  1. Bedding that keeps a person warm in bed (synset 102852392)
    "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
    is a type of: bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding - coverings that are used on a bed
    subtypes:
    • 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, mackinaw blanket - 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
    same as: cover
  2. Anything that covers (synset 109246632)
    "there was a blanket of snow"
    is a type of: cover, covering, natural covering - a natural object that covers or envelops
    same as: mantle
  3. A layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor (synset 102852657)
    is a type of: bed, layer - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
    is a part of: breeder reactor - a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns
Adjective
  1. Broad in scope or content (synset 300528239)
    "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"; "granted him wide powers"
    similar to: comprehensive - including all or everything
    same as: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
Verb
  1. Cover as if with a blanket (synset 201361710)
    "snow blanketed the fields"
    is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
  2. Form a blanket-like cover (over) (synset 202755280)
    is a type of: cover, spread over - form a cover over

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