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covering::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cover, masking, screening |
| Type of | hiding, concealment, concealing |
| Derivation | cover |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | application, coating |
| Type of | manual labor, manual labour |
| Has types | daubing, spraying, painting, paperhanging, papering, pavage, paving, anointing, galvanization, tiling, tin-plating, plastering, plating, lubrication, lining, tinning, galvanisation, scumble, fumigation, foliation, anointment, facing, waxing |
covering::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cover, natural covering |
| Type of | natural object |
| Has types | theca, bark, blanket, body covering, cap, case, chlamys, crust, eggshell, encrustation, envelope, floral envelope, hood, incrustation, indument, indumentum, indusium, integument, mantle, perianth, pericarp, peridium, perigone, perigonium, roof, sac, scale, seed vessel, sheath, shell, skim, slough, snowcap, test, vesture |
| Derivation | cover |
under a covering of dust.
covering::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | artefact, artifact |
| Has types | chafing gear, wrapping, instep, cloak, lapping, protective covering, protective cover, cloth covering, protection, planking, mask, matting, mercy seat, overlapping, paddle-box, paddle box, clothing, coat, coating, wrapper, concealment, wrap, cover, cover plate, covert, wearable, drape, wear, earmuff, article of clothing, bootleg, bubble, exhaust hood, vesture, fig leaf, finger, flap, floor cover, floor covering, canopy, folder, upholstery, footgear, footwear, top, toe, thumb, swathing, habiliment, screen, imbrication, casing, artificial skin, hood |
| Derivation | cover |
covering::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | protection |
| Has types | grooming, dressing |
| Derivation | cover |
Examples of covering
covering
Are you guys simply covering all the angles or are we being set up for the fall?
From the stltoday.com
Using a rubber spatula, spread mixture evenly over fish, covering it completely.
From the stltoday.com
Bud Greenspan began covering the Olympics in 1948 at the Summer Games in London.
From the denverpost.com
Bennett is a NEWSWEEK senior writer covering society, youth culture, and gender.
From the newsweek.com
Irfan, when he talked to her at all, often chided her for not covering her hair.
From the washingtonpost.com
We think this more clearly describes what we're covering and who is covering it.
From the businessweek.com
Sports reporter Ines Sainz was back at work last night covering the Jets opener.
From the forbes.com
In the latest update, covering 2005, the figure has fallen again to 40 per cent.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The proposal is more than $4 billion short of covering Medicaid caseload growth.
From the chron.com
- A natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
- An artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
- Cover: the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"
- The act of protecting something by covering it
- Application: the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";
- (covered) overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony"
- Covering may refer to:
- The Covering is the upcoming ninth studio album by American hard rock and heavy metal band Stryper, scheduled to be released by Big 3 Records/Sony on October 13, 2010. ...
- Covered is a term used in popular music in general to refer to a song recorded by (a) different performer(s) from its original or most popular recorded version, and by some disc jockeys in particular to describe a musical recording presented under the guise of a false title and artist name. ...
