blanket
English Thesaurus
1. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | afghan, |
| definition | : | a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electric blanket, |
| definition | : | a blanket containing and electric heating element that can be controlled to the desired temperature by a rheostat (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mackinaw, mackinaw blanket, |
| definition | : | a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | manta, |
| definition | : | a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | security blanket, |
| definition | : | a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety (noun.artifact) |
2. a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | bed, layer, |
| definition | : | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | breeder reactor, |
| definition | : | a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns (noun.artifact) |
3. anything that covers (noun.object)
4. cover as if with a blanket (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cover, |
| definition | : | provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact) |
5. form a blanket-like cover (over) (verb.stative)
6. broad in scope or content (adj.all)
| similar | : | comprehensive, |
| definition | : | including all or everything (adj.all) |
7. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | coverlet, |
| definition | : | a decorative bedspread (usually quilted) (noun.artifact) |
8. anything that covers (noun.object)
| derivation | : | blanket, |
| definition | : | cover as if with a blanket (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | mantle, |
| definition | : | cover like a mantle (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | mantle, |
| definition | : | spread over a surface, like a mantle (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | blanket, |
| definition | : | form a blanket-like cover (over) (verb.stative) |
9. cover as if with a blanket (verb.contact)
10. broad in scope or content (adj.all)
| derivation | : | extensiveness, largeness, |
| definition | : | large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness (noun.attribute) |
11. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | coverlet, |
| definition | : | a decorative bedspread (usually quilted) (noun.artifact) |
12. anything that covers (noun.object)
| derivation | : | blanket, |
| definition | : | cover as if with a blanket (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | mantle, |
| definition | : | cover like a mantle (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | mantle, |
| definition | : | spread over a surface, like a mantle (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | blanket, |
| definition | : | form a blanket-like cover (over) (verb.stative) |
13. cover as if with a blanket (verb.contact)
14. broad in scope or content (adj.all)
| derivation | : | extensiveness, largeness, |
| definition | : | large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness (noun.attribute) |
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