Dictionary entry details
• COVERING (noun)
Meaning:
A natural object that covers or envelops
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
covering; natural covering; cover
Context examples:
under a covering of dust / the fox was flushed from its cover
Hypernyms ("covering" is a kind of...):
natural object (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "covering"):
skim (a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid)
slough (any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake))
snowcap (a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak))
vesture (something that covers or cloaks like a garment)
peridium (outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi)
pericarp; seed vessel (the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary)
chlamys; floral envelope; perianth; perigone; perigonium (collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils)
sac; theca (a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule)
indusium (a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern)
eggshell; shell (the exterior covering of a bird's egg)
shell (a rigid covering that envelops an object)
indument; indumentum (a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect)
scale (a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals)
shell (the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc)
test (a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins)
body covering (any covering for the body or a body part)
case; sheath (an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part)
integument (an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell)
blanket; mantle (anything that covers)
crust; encrustation; incrustation (a hard outer layer that covers something)
envelope (a natural covering (as by a fluid))
bark (tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants)
Meaning:
An artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("covering" is a kind of...):
artefact; artifact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "covering"):
wrap; wrapper; wrapping (the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped)
footgear; footwear (covering for a person's feet)
exhaust hood; hood (metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes)
imbrication; lapping; overlapping (covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles))
instep (the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot)
mask (a covering to disguise or conceal the face)
mercy seat (the golden covering of the ark of the covenant)
paddle box; paddle-box (a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel)
planking ((nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship))
protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)
concealment; cover; covert; screen (a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something)
swathing (cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby))
thumb (the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb)
toe (the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes)
cover; top (covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container))
upholstery (covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture)
folder (covering that is folded over to protect the contents)
floor cover; floor covering (a covering for a floor)
artificial skin (a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims)
bootleg (the part of a boot above the instep)
bubble (a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic)
canopy (the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit)
casing (the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire)
chafing gear (covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction)
cloak (anything that covers or conceals)
cloth covering (a covering made of cloth)
article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
flap (any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely)
finger (one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb)
fig leaf (a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful)
earmuff (either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather)
drape (a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination)
cover plate (covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle)
coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)
Meaning:
The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
masking; covering; cover; screening
Context example:
the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft
Hypernyms ("covering" is a kind of...):
concealing; concealment; hiding (the activity of keeping something secret)
Meaning:
The act of protecting something by covering it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("covering" is a kind of...):
protection (the activity of protecting someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "covering"):
dressing; grooming (the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes)
Meaning:
The work of applying something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
application; coating; covering
Context examples:
the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine / a complete bleach requires several applications / the surface was ready for a coating of paint
Hypernyms ("covering" is a kind of...):
manual labor; manual labour (labor done with the hands)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "covering"):
anointing; anointment (the act of applying oil or an oily liquid)
waxing (the application of wax to a surface)
tiling (the application of tiles to cover a surface)
scumble (the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture)
plating (the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis))
daubing; plastering (the application of plaster)
paperhanging; papering (the application of wallpaper)
tinning (the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them)
tin-plating; tinning (the application of a protective layer of tin)
spraying (the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer)
painting (the act of applying paint to a surface)
pavage; paving (the act of applying paving materials to an area)
lubrication (an application of a lubricant to something)
galvanisation; galvanization (either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting)
foliation (the work of coating glass with metal foil)
fumigation (the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it)
facing; lining (providing something with a surface of a different material)
