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blan·ket
(blăng′kĭt)n.
1. A large piece of woven material used as a covering for warmth, especially on a bed.
2. A layer that covers or encloses: a thick blanket of snow.
adj.
1. Applying to or covering all conditions or instances: a blanket insurance policy.
2. Applying to or covering all members of a class: blanket sanctions against human-rights violators.
tr.v. blan·ket·ed, blan·ket·ing, blan·kets
1. To cover with or as if with a blanket: leaves that blanket the ground.
2. To cover so as to inhibit, suppress, or extinguish: blanketed the grease fire with sand.
3. To apply to generally and uniformly without exception: high telephone service charges that blanketed our region.
[Middle English, from Old French, an unbleached soft cloth, from blanc, white, of Germanic origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
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blanket
(ˈblæŋkɪt)n
1. a large piece of thick cloth for use as a bed covering, animal covering, etc, enabling a person or animal to retain natural body heat
2. a concealing cover or layer, as of smoke, leaves, or snow
3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a rubber or plastic sheet wrapped round a cylinder, used in offset printing to transfer the image from the plate, stone, or forme to the paper
4. (General Physics) physics a layer of a fertile substance placed round the core of a nuclear reactor as a reflector or absorber and often to breed new fissionable fuel
5. (modifier) applying to or covering a wide group or variety of people, conditions, situations, etc: blanket insurance against loss, injury, and theft.
6. born on the wrong side of the blanket informal illegitimate
vb (tr)
7. to cover with or as if with a blanket; overlie
8. to cover a very wide area, as in a publicity campaign; give blanket coverage
9. (usually foll by out) to obscure or suppress: the storm blanketed out the TV picture.
10. (Nautical Terms) nautical to prevent wind from reaching the sails of (another sailing vessel) by passing to windward of it
[C13: from Old French blancquete, from blanc; see blank]
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blan•ket
(ˈblæŋ kɪt)n.
1. a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used esp. for warmth as a bed covering.
2. a similar piece of fabric used as a cover, garment, or the like.
3. any extended covering or layer; mantle: a blanket of snow.
v.t. 4. to cover with or as if with a blanket.
5. to interrupt; obstruct (usu. fol. by out): a storm that blanketed out TV reception.
adj. 6. covering or intended to cover a large group or class of conditions, situations, etc.: a blanket proposal.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French]
blan′ket•like`, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  blanket - bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"afghan - a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl electric blanket - a blanket containing and electric heating element that can be controlled to the desired temperature by a rheostat Mackinaw blanket, mackinaw - a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States manta - a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl security blanket - a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety |
| 2. |  blanket - anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" | |
| 3. | blanket - a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor breeder reactor - a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns | |
| Verb | 1. |  blanket - cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields"cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| 2. |  blanket - form a blanket-like cover (over) spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" | |
| Adj. | 1. | blanket - broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide, broad comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
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blanket
noun
verb
adjective
1. comprehensive, full, complete, wide, sweeping, broad, extensive, wide-ranging, thorough, inclusive, exhaustive, all-inclusive, all-embracing the blanket coverage of the Olympics
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blanket
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Translations
بَطَّانِيَّةتَغْطِيَةٌ، غِطاءحْرامٌ، بَطّانِيَّهطَبَقَةٌ رَقيقَةٌ مِنيُغَطّي، يَكْسو
přikrývkavšestrannýzahalitzávojcelkový
tæppedækkegenerellagskjule
peitepeittoviltti
deka
mindenre kiterjedő
selimut
allsherjarhula, laghyljateppi
毛布
담요
lodix
antklodėapdengtiapklotasapklotibendras
apsegsapsegtbieza miglapārklājspārklāt
pătură
odeja
filtlager
ผ้าห่ม
chăn
blanket
[ˈblæŋkɪt]A. N → manta f, frazada f (LAm), cobija f (LAm) (fig) [of snow] → manto m; [of smoke, fog] → capa f
see also security, wet D1
see also security, wet D1
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
blanket
[ˈblæŋkət] n
(= bedcover) → couverture f
modif [statement, agreement] → global(e), de portée générale; [coverage] → complet/ète
to give blanket cover [insurance policy] → couvrir tous les risques
blanket term (= general term) → terme m générique
to give blanket cover [insurance policy] → couvrir tous les risques
blanket term (= general term) → terme m générique
vt → recouvrirblanket ban n (= complete ban) → interdiction f totale
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
blanket
n (lit, fig) → Decke f; a blanket of snow/fog → eine Schnee-/Nebeldecke; born on the wrong side of the blanket (hum inf) → unehelich (geboren)
adj attr statement → pauschal; insurance, coverage → umfassend; ban → generell; bombing → flächendeckend
vt
blanket
:blanket insurance
n → Kollektivversicherung f
blanket mortgage
n → Gesamthypothek f
blanket stitch
n → Langettenstich m
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
blanket
(ˈblӕŋkit) noun1. a warm covering made of wool etc. a blanket on the bed.
2. something which covers like a blanket. a blanket of mist.
adjective covering all of a group of things. a blanket instruction.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈblanketed – to cover, as if with a blanket. The hills were blanketed in mist.
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blanket
→ بَطَّانِيَّة přikrývka tæppe Decke κουβέρτα cobija, manta peite couverture deka coperta 毛布 담요 deken teppe koc cobertor шерстяное одеяло filt ผ้าห่ม battaniye chăn 毯子Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
blan·ket
n. manta, frazada, cobija.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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blanket
n manta, frazada (Amer), cobija (esp. Mex), friza (PR, SD); electric — manta eléctricaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.