Dictionary entry details
• PROTECTIVE COVERING (noun)
Meaning:
A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
protective cover; protective covering; protection
Context examples:
they had no protection from the fallout / wax provided protection for the floors
Hypernyms ("protective covering" is a kind of...):
covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "protective covering"):
shade (protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight)
screen (protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects))
roof (protective covering on top of a motor vehicle)
roof (a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building)
mulch (a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion)
mask (a protective covering worn over the face)
lining (a protective covering that protects an inside surface)
sheath (a protective covering for a knife or sword)
overlay; overlayer; sheathing (protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior)
shelter (protective covering that provides protection from the weather)
shield (a protective covering or structure)
dashboard; splashboard; splasher (protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.)
splasher (a protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud)
testudo (a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification)
thumbstall (protective covering for an injured thumb)
toecap (a protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it)
housing (a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component)
bonnet; cowl; cowling; hood (protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine)
heat shield (a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry)
armor; armour (protective covering made of metal and used in combat)
bell glass; bell jar (a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases)
binder; ring-binder (holds loose papers or magazines)
back; binding; book binding; cover (the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book)
blind; screen (something that keeps things out or hinders sight)
armguard; bracer (a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports)
cap (something serving as a cover or protection)
cloche (a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold)
coaster (a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle))
cold frame (protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold)
crystal; watch crystal; watch glass (a protective cover that protects the face of a watch)
dust cover (a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment)
faceplate (a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component))
cladding; facing (a protective covering that protects the outside of a building)
fall-board; fallboard (the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played)
escutcheon; finger plate; scutcheon (a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers)
splashboard; washboard (protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side)
Meaning:
The tough natural covering of some organisms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("protective covering" is a kind of...):
body covering (any covering for the body or a body part)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "protective covering"):
armor; armour (tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant)
scute (large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake)
sclerite (hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods)
clypeus (a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head)
