Definition of covers

"covers" in the noun sense

1. screen, cover, covert, concealment

a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

"a screen of trees afforded privacy"

"under cover of darkness"

"the brush provided a covert for game"

"the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"

2. blanket, cover

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

"he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"

3. cover, covering, screening, masking

the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

"the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"

4. binding, book binding, cover, back

the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

"the book had a leather binding"

5. covering, natural covering, cover

a natural object that covers or envelops

"under a covering of dust"

"the fox was flushed from its cover"

6. top, cover

covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container

"he removed the top of the carton"

"he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"

"put the cover back on the kettle"

7. cover, covering fire

fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations

"artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"

8. cover charge, cover

a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink

9. cover, cover version, cover song

a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else

"they made a cover of a Beatles' song"

10. cover

a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent

"her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment"

"covers" in the verb sense

1. cover

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

"cover her face with a handkerchief"

"cover the child with a blanket"

"cover the grave with flowers"

2. cover, spread over

form a cover over

"The grass covered the grave"

3. cover, continue, extend

span an interval of distance, space or time

"The war extended over five years"

"The period covered the turn of the century"

"My land extends over the hills on the horizon"

"This farm covers some 200 acres"

"The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"

4. cover

provide for

"The grant doesn't cover my salary"

5. cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

"This book deals with incest"

"The course covered all of Western Civilization"

"The new book treats the history of China"

6. embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover

include in scope include as part of something broader have as one's sphere or territory

"This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"

"this should cover everyone in the group"

7. traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across

travel across or pass over

"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

8. report, cover

be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

"Snow reported on China in the 1950's"

"The cub reporter covered New York City"

9. cover

hold within range of an aimed firearm

10. cover

to take an action to protect against future problems

"Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself"

11. cover, cover up

hide from view or knowledge

"The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"

12. cover

protect or defend (a position in a game

"he covered left field"

13. cover

maintain a check on especially by patrolling

"The second officer covered the top floor"

14. cover, insure, underwrite

protect by insurance

"The insurance won't cover this"

15. cover, compensate, overcompensate

make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

"he is compensating for being a bad father"

16. cover

invest with a large or excessive amount of something

"She covered herself with glory"

17. cover

help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities

"She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week"

18. cover

be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of

"Is this enough to cover the check?"

19. cover

spread over a surface to conceal or protect

"This paint covers well"

20. shroud, enshroud, hide, cover

cover as if with a shroud

"The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

21. breed, cover

copulate with a female, used especially of horses

"The horse covers the mare"

22. overlay, cover

put something on top of something else

"cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

23. cover

play a higher card than the one previously played

"Smith covered again"

24. cover

be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game

25. brood, hatch, cover, incubate

sit on (eggs

"Birds brood"

"The female covers the eggs"

26. cover, wrap up

clothe, as if for protection from the elements

"cover your head!"

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Quotations for covers

All our pomp the earth covers. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Hope is a bait that covers any hook. [ Ben Jonson ]

Night's black Mantle covers all alike. [ Du Bartas ]

An honest good look covers many faults. [ Proverb ]

Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides;
Who covers faults, at last shame them derides. [ William Shakespeare ]

He covers me with his wings and bites me with his bill. [ Proverb ]

The veil which covers the face of futurity is woven by the hand of mercy. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]

It buries every error, covers every defect, extinguishes every resentment. [ Washington Irving ]

A book! oh, rare one! be not, as in this fangled world, a garment nobler than it covers. [ William Shakespeare ]

Modern education too often covers the fingers with rings, and at the same time cuts the sinews at the wrist. [ Earl of Sterling ]

Glory fills the world with virtue, and, like a beneficent sun, covers the whole earth with flowers and with fruits. [ Vauvenargues ]

There is no passion which steals into the heart more imperceptibly, and covers itself under more disguises, than pride. [ Addison ]

Objects close to the eye shut out much larger objects on the horizon; and splendors born only of the earth eclipse the stars. So a man sometimes covers up the entire disc of eternity with a dollar, and quenches transcendent glories with a little shining dust. [ Chapin ]

Liberty is one of the choicest gifts that heaven hath bestowed upon man, and exceeds in value all the treasures which the earth contains within its bosom, or the sea covers. Liberty, as well as honor, man ought to preserve at the hazard of his life, for without it life is insupportable. [ Cervantes ]

There is a voice from the tomb sweeter than song. There is a remembrance of the dead to which we turn even from the charms of the living. Oh, the grave! the grave! It buries every error, covers every defect, extinguishes every resentment. From its peaceful bosom spring none but fond regrets and tender recollections. [ Washington Irving ]

Blessings on him who invented sleep, the mantle that covers all human thoughts, the food that appeases hunger, the drink that quenches thirst, the fire that warms cold, the cold that moderates heat, and, lastly, the general coin that purchases all things, the balance and weight that equals the shepherd with the king, and the simple with the wise. [ Cervantes ]

Surely you will not calculate any essential difference from mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over brackish depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace. You know that the bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and how many blithe hearts dance under coarse wool! [ Chapin ]

For ages the world has been waiting and watching; millions, with broken hearts, have hovered around the yawning abyss; but no echo has come back from the engulfing gloom - silence, oblivion, covers all. If indeed they survive; if they went away whole and victorious, they give us no signals. We wait for years, but no messages come from the far-away shore to which they have gone. [ Bishop R. S. Foster ]

Always the idea of unbroken quiet broods around the grave. It is a port where the storms of life never beat, and the forms that have been tossed on its chafing waves lie quiet forever more. There the child nestles as peacefully as ever it lay in its mother's arms, and the workman's hands lie still by his side, and the thinker's brain is pillowed in silent mystery, and the poor girl's broken heart is steeped in a balm that extracts its secret woe, and is in the keeping of a charity that covers all blame. [ Chapin ]

covers in Scrabble®

The word covers is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters covers:

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covers in Words With Friends™

The word covers is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

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Words within the letters of covers

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covers + 1 blank (4 words)

Words containing the sequence covers

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