Blanket meaning

What does “blanket” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“blanket” is a noun, verb and adjective with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: bedding that keeps a person warm in bed.

blanket

noun

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
“he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep”
Synonymscover
anything that covers
“there was a blanket of snow”
Synonymsmantle
a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor

verb

cover as if with a blanket
“snow blanketed the fields”
form a blanket-like cover (over)

adjective

broad in scope or content
“across-the-board pay increases”
“an all-embracing definition”
Synonymsacross-the-board all-embracing all-encompassing all-inclusive broad encompassing extensive panoptic

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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