English to English noun
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a natural object that covers or envelops | | Example: under a covering of dust the fox was flushed from its cover
source: wordnet30
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an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) | | source: wordnet30
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the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | | Example: the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft
source: wordnet30
4 |
the act of protecting something by covering it | | source: wordnet30
5 |
the work of applying something | | Example: the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine a complete bleach requires several applications the surface was ready for a coating of paint
source: wordnet30
6 |
Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc. | | source: webster1913
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