Cover

Etymology
coveren from covrir, cueuvrir (Modern  couvrir) from  coperire from  cooperire "to cover completely" from co-, intensive prefix, + operire "to close, cover". Displaced native thecchen and bethecchen "to cover" (from  þeccan, beþeccan "to cover"),  helen, (over)helen, (for)helen "to cover, conceal" (from  helan "to conceal, cover, hide"),  wrien, (be)wreon "to cover" (from  (be)wrēon "to cover"),  hodren, hothren "to cover up" (from  hudren "to cover up").

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the original sense of the verb and noun cover was hide from view as in its cognate covert. Except in the limited sense of cover again, the word recover is unrelated and is cognate with recuperate.

Noun

 * 1) A lid.
 * 2) The hiding from view.
 * 3) The front and back of a book or magazine.
 * 4) The top sheet of a bed.
 * 5) A cover charge.
 * There's a $15 cover tonight.
 * 1) A setting at a restaurant table.
 * We need to set another cover for the Smith party.
 * 1)  A rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
 * 2)  A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
 * 3)  A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.
 * The open intervals are a cover for the real numbers.
 * 1)  An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
 * 2)  A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
 * 3)  In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
 * 4)  An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
 * 5)  a persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative, cover story

Derived terms

 * cover board
 * cover charge
 * cover letter
 * cover story
 * cover version
 * take cover

Adjective

 * 1) Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
 * 2)  Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.

Verb

 * 1) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
 * He covered the baby with a blanket.
 * When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium.
 * 1) To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
 * The blanket covered the baby.
 * 1) To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
 * Regular hexagons can cover the plane.
 * 1) To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
 * ''You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.
 * 1)  To discuss thoroughly, to provide good coverage of.
 * The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.
 * 1) To deal with
 * 2) * 2010 (publication date), "Contributors", Discover, ISSN 0274-7529, volume 32, number 1, January–February 2011, page 7:
 * Richard Morgan covers science for The Economist, The New York Times, Scientific American, and Wired.
 * 1) To be enough money for.
 * We've earned enough to cover most of our costs.
 * Ten dollars should cover lunch.
 * 1)  To fill a role.
 * I need to take off Tuesday. Can you cover for me?
 * Can you cover the morning shift tomorrow? I'll give you off next Monday instead.
 * 1)  To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
 * 2)  To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
 * 3) To provide insurance coverage for.
 * Does my policy cover accidental loss?
 * 1) To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
 * I would like to have my bitch covered next spring.
 * The stallion has not covered the mare yet.

Derived terms

 * coverage
 * cover up
 * coverer
 * discover
 * duck and cover
 * recover
 * uncover

Descendants

 * German:

Adjectives for Cover
fairest; ephemeral; glazed; dewy; precious; enameled; soiled; coarse; garish friendly; illuminated; excellent; practical floor; protective; grassy; underdone loathsome; reversible; detachable; flimsy inmost; frail; weedy; sorry; luxuriant ghostly; variegated; conical.

Verbs
attach—; clap on—; form—; improvise—; lift—; ornament—: raise—; remove—; screw on—; slide—on; take to—; wrap in—; —clothes; —conceals; —defends; —encloses; —envelops; —hides; —hinges; —overlays; —overspreads; —projects; — protects; —rests upon; —screens; —shelters ; —surfaces.

Adverbs for Cover
instinctively; adequately; grotesquely; insufficiently; inadequately; exhaustively; partially; garishly; protectively; loathsomely; flimsily; frailly; luxuriantly; conically.

Thesaurus
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bung, bunker, bury, button, button up, cache, calcimine, call, camouflage, canopy, cap, carpet, carry, carry young, case, casemaking, casing-in, casserole, caulk, cave, cement, centerpiece, cerecloth, cerement, chain, champion, chink, choke, choke off, choke up, chrismal, ciborium, clap, clap together, cloak, clock, clog, clog up, close, close up, cloth, clothe, clothes, cloud, coat, cohabit, collating, collating mark, collect, color, combine, come together, comfort, comforter, command, commit adultery, compass about, compensate, compensate for, complete, complexion, comprehend, comprise, concatenate, conceal, concealment, congest, conglobulate, conjoin, conjugate, connect, constipate, constrict, contain, contour sheet, contract, cope, copulate, copyright, cork, corner, corporal, count in, counter, counterbalance, counterpane, couple, course, couvert, cover charge, cover story, cover up, cover-up, coverage, covering, coverlet, coverlid, covers, covert, coverture, cowl, cowling, cozy, cranny, cross, crown, cubby, cubbyhole, culinary masterpiece, culinary preparation, curtain, cushion, cyclone cellar, dab, dam, dam up, dark corner, daub, deal with, deck, deep-dye, defend, defense, defray, den, dessert, device, diddle, dip, disguise, dish, dissemble, distemper, distract attention from, ditch, do, do a hitch, do a stint, do a tour, do penance, do time, doily, dossal, double, double-dye, drape, drapery, draw the curtains, dress, dry run, dugout, dust cover, dust jacket, dye, earth, eclipse, eiderdown, emblazon, embody, embrace, enamel, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engild, engulf, enlist, ensconce, enshroud, ensure, entree, entremets, envelop, environ, envisage, excuse, expiate, extend, extend over, eye, facade, face, fade, fallout shelter, false front, fanon, fast-dye, fasten, feint, fence, fend, fill, fill in, fill in for, fill out, fill up, film, fingerstall, fitted sheet, floor, floor covering, flooring, fold, fold up, folding, footband, fornicate, foul, foxhole, fresco, frig, front, fry, funk hole, gamble, garb, gather, gathering, gestate, gild, give and take, glaze, gloss, gloss over, glue, gluing-off, go, go out, go over, grain, grill, ground, grow over, guarantee, guard, guise, handle, hanging, harbor, harborage, hard binding, hatch, have a go, have sex, have sexual relations, have tenure, haven, hazard, headband, help, helping, hide, hideaway, hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hold, hold office, hole, hood, housing, hue, illuminate, imbue, include, incorporate, incubate, indemnify, ingrain, insure, inundate, jacket, jalousie, jam, japan, join, keep, keep a watch, keep from harm, keep under cover, key, knot, lacquer, lair, lame excuse, lap robe, latch, lay, lay a wager, lay down, lay on, lay on color, lay over, lay together, layer, league, lee, library binding, lid, lie, lie on, lie with, light shield, linen, lining, lining-up, link, lock, lock out, lock up, locus standi, lump together, main dish, make a bet, make amends, make compensation, make good, make it with, make love, make out, make safe, make up for, mantle, marquee, marquise, marry, marshal, mask, masquerade, mass, mate, measure, mechanical binding, meet a bet, merge, milk run, mission, mobilize, mount, muffle, nestle, niche, niggerhead, nook, number among, obduce, obfuscate, obscure, obstipate, obstruct, occlude, occult, occupy, offset, operculum, ordinary, ostensible motive, overcast, overgrow, overlay, overlie, overpass, overshadow, overspread, pack, padlock, paint, pair, pall, parasol, parget, parlay, parquet, pass, pass over, pass through, patchwork quilt, patent, patrol, pave, pavement, pavilion, paving, pay back, perambulate, peregrinate, pererrate, perfect binding, piece together, pigment, pillow slip, pillowcase, place, plastic binding, plate, play against, pledget, plug, plug up, plumb, plunge, ply, police, poor excuse, port, portion, preservation, pretense, pretension, pretext, prime, protect, protection, protective custody, protestation, provide for, public motive, punt, purdah, put on, put together, put-off, put-on, quilt, range, range over, re-up, reach, reach out, receive, recess, reckon among, reckon in, reckon with, recompense, reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission, reconnoiter, rectify, reenlist, refuge, register, relieve, repay, retaliate, retreat, ride shotgun for, roast, robe, roll into one, rounding, rug, run, run riot, saddle stitching, safeguard, safekeeping, safety, safety zone, sanctuary, scarf, scour, scour the country, scout, scramble, screen, screw, scum, seal, seal off, seal up, second helping, secret place, secrete, secure, security, see, self-service, semblance, serve, serve time, service, serving, set, set right, sewing, shade, shader, shadow, sham, sheathe, sheet, sheeting, shellac, shelter, shield, show, shroud, shut, shut the door, shut up, shutter, shuttle raid, side dish, side sewing, sign up, signature, sit, sit in, slam, sleep with, slip, slipcase, slipcover, slop on paint, slur over, smashing, smear, smoke screen, snap, soft binding, solder, sortie, span, spell, spell off, spile, spiral binding, splice, spread, spread over, squeeze shut, stain, stake, stalking-horse, stamping, stanch, stand in, stand pat, stapling, stash, stay, stench, stick together, stipple, stop, stop up, stopper, stopple, storm cave, storm cellar, straddle, strafing, strangle, stratagem, stretch, stretch out, stuff, stuff up, submerge, substitute, subterfuge, sunblind, sunshade, superimpose, superpose, surfacing, surround, swaddle, swarm over, sweep, tablecloth, tailband, take charge, take in, take into account, take into consideration, take over, take turns, take up, tape, tarpaulin, teem over, terra firma, tester, thrust out, tidy, tie, time off, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tipping, tone, top, track, training mission, transit, travel, travel over, travel through, traverse, trench, trick, trimming, umbrella, undercoat, undercovert, underwrite, unify, unite, varnish, veil, veiling, venetian blind, vestment, voyage, wager, wash, watchful eye, weld, whitewash, window shade, wire stitching, wrap, wrapper, wraps, yoke, zip up, zipper

Noun

 * Afrikaans: dekking
 * Albanian:
 * Armenian: ,
 * Old Armenian: ,
 * Bulgarian:, похлупак
 * Catalan: tapa
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: tegilo, fermoplato
 * Finnish:
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Kurdish:


 * Latvian: vāks
 * Lithuanian: dangtis
 * Persian:
 * Polish: przykrycie, wieko
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Roman:
 * Sinhalese: ආවරණය
 * Slovene: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Telugu: మూత (mootha)
 * Turkish:


 * Afrikaans: skuiling
 * Bulgarian: укритие
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew: כיסוי (kisui)
 * Italian:, nascondiglio


 * Persian: رو پوشانی
 * Polish: przykrycie, przykrywka , ukrycie
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: kritje
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: gömma, gömställe


 * Afrikaans: voorblad; agterblad
 * Armenian: ,
 * Bulgarian: подвързия
 * Dutch: omslag, kaft ,
 * Esperanto: kovrilo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Einband, Umschlag
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:


 * Latvian: vāks
 * Lithuanian: viršelis
 * Polish: okładka
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: còmhdach
 * Slovene: platnica
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish: omslag, pärm, framsida


 * Armenian: ծածկոց
 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: peite, päiväpeitto
 * French: couverture
 * German:
 * Italian: ,
 * Latvian: apklājs, apsegs, sega
 * Lithuanian: apklotas


 * Polish: kapa, narzuta , pościel
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Sardinian: manta
 * Scottish Gaelic: còmhdach
 * Spanish: sábana, cobertor , colcha
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: దుప్పటి (duppati)


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Cover, Coverversion
 * Italian:


 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: кавер
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: прибори
 * Czech: příbor (stolní)
 * French: couvert
 * German:


 * Italian:
 * Polish: nakrycie
 * Portuguese:
 * Slovene: pogrinjek


 * German: Überdeckung
 * Hungarian: fedés


 * Swedish: övertäckning


 * Bulgarian: куверт
 * Dutch: ,
 * Italian:


 * Polish: napiwek wliczony
 * Portuguese: taxa inclusa
 * Swedish: inträde


 * : kovrilo
 * : kovrilo
 * : tutup, lingkup, tudung, sampul
 * : カバー (kabā)

Adjective

 * Bulgarian: коричен
 * Chinese: 封面 (fēng miàn)
 * Finnish: kansi-


 * Polish: okładkowy, okładkowa , okładkowe
 * Portuguese: coberto, coberta
 * Swedish: compounds with omslag


 * Finnish: cover-
 * Portuguese: clonado, clonada


 * Swedish: compounds with cover

Verb

 * Arabic: غطى
 * Armenian: ծածկել
 * Bulgarian: скривам, покривам
 * Chinese: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: כיסה
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Kurdish:
 * Latin:, ,
 * Latvian: segt


 * Lithuanian: dengti
 * Old English:
 * Polish: kryć, przykrywać, okrywać, zakrywać, skrywać, zasłaniać, osłaniać
 * Portuguese:, , ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , , скрыть
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish: täcka, skydda
 * Telugu: మూయు (mooyu)


 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: hõlmama
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,


 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Armenian: ծածկել
 * Bulgarian: покривам
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: couvrir
 * German: ,


 * Hebrew: כיסה
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: täcka upp för


 * Dutch: coveren
 * Finnish: coveroida
 * French: reprendre
 * German:


 * Portuguese: ,
 * Slovene: prirediti
 * Swedish: göra en cover (på/av)


 * Armenian: ծածկել
 * Bulgarian: прикривам
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: couvrir
 * German:, Deckung geben
 * Hebrew: חיפה


 * Italian:
 * Polish: osłaniać, kryć
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: прикрывать, прикрыть
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: възкачвам
 * Dutch: paren, dekken, bestijgen, bespringen
 * Finnish:


 * German:, ,
 * Italian:
 * Polish: kryć


 * : kovri
 * : kovrar
 * : menutupi, melingkupi
 * : 覆う (おおう, oou), カバーする (kabā-suru)

Noun

 * 1)  cover; a cover song

Derived terms

 * coverband