n. 25B6; verb
she covered face with a towel : PROTECT, shield, shelter; hide, conceal, veil.
his car was covered in mud : CAKE, coat, encrust, plaster, smother, daub, bedaub.
snow covered the fields : BLANKET, overlay, overspread, carpet, coat; poetic/literary mantle.
a course covering all aspects of the business : DEAL WITH, consider, take in, include, involve, comprise, incorporate, embrace.
the trial was covered by a range of newspapers : REPORT ON, write about, describe, commentate on, publish/broadcast details of.
he turned on the radio to cover their conversation : MASK, disguise, hide, camouflage, muffle, stifle, smother.
I'm covering for Jill : STAND IN FOR, fill in for, deputize for, take over from, relieve, take the place of, sit in for, understudy, hold the fort; informal sub for; N. Amer. informal pinch-hit for.
can you make enough to cover your costs? : PAY (FOR), be enough for, fund, finance; pay back, make up for, offset.
your home is covered against damage and loss : INSURE, protect, secure, underwrite, assure, indemnify.
we covered ten miles each day : TRAVEL, journey, go, do, traverse.
expose.
25B6; noun
a protective cover : COVERING, sleeve, wrapping, wrapper, envelope, sheath, housing, jacket, casing, cowling; awning, canopy, tarpaulin.
a manhole cover : LID, top, cap.
a book cover : BINDING, jacket, dust jacket, dust cover, wrapper.
( covers ) she pulled the covers over her head : BEDCLOTHES, bedding, sheets, blankets.
a thick cover of snow : COATING, coat, covering, layer, carpet, blanket, overlay, dusting, film, sheet, veneer, crust, skin, cloak, mantle, veil, pall, shroud.
panicking onlookers ran for cover : SHELTER, protection, refuge, sanctuary, haven, hiding place.
there is considerable game cover around the lake : UNDERGROWTH, vegetation, greenery, woodland, trees, bushes, brush, scrub, plants; covert, thicket, copse, coppice.
the company was a cover for an international swindle : FRONT, facade, smokescreen, screen, blind, camouflage, disguise, mask, cloak.
(Brit.) your policy provides cover against damage by subsidence : INSURANCE, protection, security, assurance, indemnification, indemnity, compensation.
25A0; cover something up CONCEAL, hide, keep secret/dark, hush up, draw a veil over, suppress, sweep under the carpet, gloss over; informal whitewash, keep a/the lid on.