covers
/ˈkʌvəz/ · noun
Meaning
- A lid.
- Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
- The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
- The top sheet of a bed.
- A cloth, usually fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa to protect it from dust, rain, etc. when not in use.
- A cover charge.
- To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- To put on one's hat.
- To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
- The bedclothes; collectively, the sheets, blankets, etc.
- The area of the field near cover and extra cover.
- The tarpaulins or other devices used to cover the wicket during rain, in order to prevent it getting wet.
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