I.
noun
1 sth put on/over sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ protective
▪ removable , reversible
▪ leather , plastic
▪ dust
▪
We spread dust ~s over the furniture while the builders were working.
▪ cushion , duvet , mattress , pillow ( AmE ), seat
▪ loose ( BrE )
▪
a sofa with a loose ~
▪ album , CD , DVD
▪ manhole
VERB + COVER
▪ put on , replace
▪ lift , open , remove , take off
▪
He held his nose as he lifted the ~ of the bin.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
a ~ for the swimming pool
2 sth that is over sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ dense , thick
▪
a thick ~ of snow
▪ cloud , ice , snow
▪
We descended into JFK through thick cloud ~.
▪ canopy , forest , ground , tree , vegetation , vegetative ( technical , esp. AmE )
▪
plants that provide good ground ~
3 outside of a book/magazine
ADJECTIVE
▪ back , front
▪ hard , soft
▪ glossy
▪ book , magazine
VERB + COVER
▪ adorn , grace
▪
Her image has graced the ~s of many glossy magazines.
▪ design
COVER + NOUN
▪ illustration , image , photo , photograph , picture
▪ art , artwork , design
▪ article , feature , story
▪ page
▪ shoot (= the activity of taking a photograph for a magazine cover)
▪ boy ( AmE ), girl , model ( AmE )
▪ price (= the price that a book or magazine is sold for)
▪
The author only gets 1% of the ~ price.
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
a picture of the author on the back ~.
4 the covers blankets, sheets, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ bed
▪ thick , warm
▪ thin
VERB + THE COVERS
▪ get under
▪ pull up
▪ fling off , pull back , push back , throw back
▪
She threw back the ~s and got out of bed.
▪ pull off , rip off , yank off ( esp. AmE )
▪
‘Get up!’ she said, yanking off the ~s.
▪ tuck around sb
PREPOSITION
▪ under the ~
PHRASES
▪ pull the ~s over your head
▪
He pulled the ~s over his head and tried to get back to sleep.
5 ( BrE ) insurance against sth ⇨ See also ↑ coverage
ADJECTIVE
▪ comprehensive , full
▪ wide
▪
This company provides wider ~.
▪ standard
▪ additional
▪ insurance
▪ fire , health , indemnity , life , medical
VERB + COVER
▪ have
▪ give sb , provide (sb with)
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against
▪
~ against accidental damage
▪ ~ for
▪
~ for contents
6 shelter/protection from the weather, damage, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ air
▪
The planes provided air ~ for the attack.
VERB + COVER
▪ dive for , run for , take
▪
We ran for ~ as it started to rain.
▪ seek
▪ find
▪ give sb , provide (sb with)
▪ break (= leave)
▪
The deer broke ~ as the hunters approached.
PREPOSITION
▪ under ~
▪
All the seats are under ~.
▪ under ~ of
▪
We attacked at night, under ~ of darkness.
▪ ~ from
▪
They sought ~ from the wind.
7 sth that hides the real nature of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ perfect
▪ diplomatic , official , political
▪
spies operating under diplomatic ~
VERB + COVER
▪ blow (= reveal)
▪
He realized his ~ had been blown
COVER + NOUN
▪ story
▪
The guard believed her ~ story.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
The club is a ~ for various criminal activities.
II.
verb
1 put sth over sth to hide or protect it
ADVERB
▪ completely , entirely
▪ loosely
▪ partially , partly
▪
Her hair partially ~ed her face.
▪ barely
▪
Her dress barely ~ed her chest.
▪ up
▪
She used dried leaves and twigs to ~ up the hole.
VERB + COVER
▪ try to
▪
She tried to ~ her face with her hands.
▪
He tried to ~ his embarrassment by starting to rub his hands together.
▪ use sth to
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
He ~ed the body with a cloth.
2 form a layer on sth
ADVERB
▪ completely
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪
The cars were all ~ed in snow.
▪ with
▪
The children were completely ~ed with mud.
3 include; pay for
ADVERB
▪ barely , hardly
▪
The payments he gets barely ~ his expenses.
▪
We've hardly ~ed a quarter of the course.
VERB + COVER
▪ help (to)
▪ be intended to
▪ be extended to
▪
The tax may be extended to ~ books.
4 insurance
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
This policy should ~ you against accidental injury.
▪ for
▪
a policy that ~s you for fire and theft
Cover is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ ban , ↑ category , ↑ chapter , ↑ cloud , ↑ collection , ↑ correspondent , ↑ course , ↑ debris , ↑ dirt , ↑ document , ↑ drape , ↑ dust , ↑ exemption , ↑ exhibition , ↑ fee , ↑ fog , ↑ hand , ↑ index , ↑ insurance , ↑ journalist , ↑ law , ↑ magazine , ↑ mask , ↑ media , ↑ mist , ↑ patent , ↑ policy , ↑ region , ↑ report , ↑ review , ↑ rug , ↑ sand , ↑ scarf , ↑ scheme , ↑ shawl , ↑ sheet , ↑ snow , ↑ study , ↑ survey , ↑ syllabus , ↑ talk , ↑ term , ↑ veil , ↑ warranty , ↑ workshop
Cover is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ area , ↑ array , ↑ aspect , ↑ basics , ↑ bill , ↑ blackboard , ↑ blemish , ↑ bottom , ↑ class , ↑ continent , ↑ cost , ↑ cut , ↑ desk , ↑ disappointment , ↑ distance , ↑ ear , ↑ embarrassment , ↑ essentials , ↑ expense , ↑ eye , ↑ face , ↑ fee , ↑ flank , ↑ floor , ↑ gamut , ↑ genitals , ↑ ground , ↑ head , ↑ hill , ↑ hillside , ↑ imperfection , ↑ issue , ↑ liability , ↑ mile , ↑ mileage , ↑ moon , ↑ mouth , ↑ mouthpiece , ↑ need , ↑ nervousness , ↑ news , ↑ opening , ↑ pan , ↑ period , ↑ point , ↑ possibility , ↑ postage , ↑ pot , ↑ range , ↑ rear , ↑ receiver , ↑ retreat , ↑ roof , ↑ saucepan , ↑ sidewalk , ↑ slope , ↑ span , ↑ spectrum , ↑ story , ↑ subject , ↑ surface , ↑ syllabus , ↑ territory , ↑ topic , ↑ track , ↑ trail , ↑ tuition , ↑ vent , ↑ wall , ↑ whole , ↑ wound , ↑ yard