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Idioms about cover
Origin of cover
synonym study for cover
38, 39. Cover, protection, screen, shelter mean a defense against harm or danger and a provision for safety. The main idea in cover is that of concealment, as in darkness, in a wood, or behind something: The ground troops were left without cover when the air force was withdrawn. Screen refers especially to something behind which one can hide: A well-aimed artillery fire formed a screen for ground operations. Protection and shelter emphasize the idea of a guard or defense, a shield against injury or death. A protection is any such shield: In World War II, an air cover of airplanes served as a protection for troops. A shelter is something that covers over and acts as a place of refuge: An abandoned monastery acted as a shelter.
OTHER WORDS FROM cover
Words nearby cover
covenantor, Covent Garden, Coventry, Coventry bell, co-venture, cover, coverage, coverall, cover bidding , cover boy, cover charge
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How to use cover in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for cover
cover
/ (ˈkʌvə) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
See also cover-up
Derived forms of cover
coverable, adjectivecoverer, nouncoverless, adjectiveWord Origin for cover
C13: from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperīre to cover completely, from operīre to cover over
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