English-Thai Dictionary

cove

N ส่วน เว้า ตาม แนวเขา หรือ หน้าผา  suan-wao-tam-nael-kao-rue-na-par

 

coven

N การ รวมกัน ของ แม่มด (โดยเฉพาะ ที่ ครบ จำนวน สิบ สาม  kan-ruam-kan-kong-mae-mod

 

covenant

N ข้อตกลง ร่วมกัน  compact agreement contract kor-tok-long-ruam-kan

 

covenant

VI ทำสัญญา  ทำ ข้อตกลง  tam-san-ya

 

covenant

VT ทำสัญญา  ทำ ข้อตกลง  tam-san-ya

 

covenant for

PHRV ทำสัญญา (กฎหมาย  เพื่อ  ทำ ข้อตกลง เพื่อ  covenant with tam-san-ya-puea

 

covenant with

PHRV ทำสัญญา (กฎหมาย  เพื่อ  ทำ ข้อตกลง เพื่อ  covenant for tam-san-ya-puea

 

covenanted

ADJ ที่ ทำสัญญา ไว้  ที่ ทำ ข้อตกลง ไว้  promised pledged ti-tam-san-ya-wai

 

covenantee

N ผู้ ที่อยู่ ใน สัญญา  phu-ti-yu-nai-san-ya

 

covenanter

N ผู้ ทำสัญญา  phu-tam-san-ya

 

covenantor

N คนที่ ต้อง ปฎิบัติ ตาม สัญญา 

 

coventry

N ชื่อ เมือง ใน อังกฤษ 

 

cover

N ที่ บังตา  ที่ บัง  ti-bang-tar

 

cover

N ปกหนังสือ  book cover binding pok-nang-sue

 

cover

N ผ้าคลุม  ผ้าห่ม  pa-klum

 

cover

N ฝา  ฝาครอบ  ที่ ปิด  ฝา ปิด  lid top far

 

cover

N สถานที่ ซ่อน  sa-tan-ti-son

 

cover

N สิ่ง ที่ ปกป้อง  covering sing-ti-pok-pong

 

cover

N สิ่ง ป้องกัน การกระแทก  sing-pong-kan-kan-kra-taek

 

cover

VI ทำงาน แทน  tam-ngan-tan

 

cover

VT คลุม  ครอบ  ครอบคลุม  ปกคลุม  cover up put on klum

 

cover

VT ปกป้อง  คุ้มกัน  pok-pong

 

cover

VT ปิดบัง  ซ่อนเร้น  conceal hide pid-bang

 

cover

VT ปู  พอก  ปะ  โปะ  ปู ด้วย  เท ทับ ด้วย  pu

 

cover

VT ฟักไข่  กก ไข่  fak-kai

 

cover

VT รวมถึง  ค ลอบ คลุม ถึง  include embrace ruam-tung

 

cover

VT ห่ม  ใส่ เสื้อผ้า ให้  คลุม เสื้อผ้า ให้  hom

 

cover

VT แต่งกาย  แต่งตัว  สวม เสื้อผ้า  tang-kai

 

cover

VT ให้ข่าว  สืบ ข่าว สำหรับ น .ส .พ  hai-kaol

 

cover a lot of ground

IDM มี สิ่ง ต่างๆ มากมาย ที่ ต้อง (ทำ ,ตัดสินใจ  สนทนา  me-sing-tang-tang-mak-mai-ti-tong

 

cover against

PHRV ปกป้อง จาก  insure against pok-pong-jak

 

cover charge

N ค่าบริการ ที่ คิด เพิ่ม จาก ค่า อาหาร (ใน ไนต์คลับ หรือ ร้านอาหาร  ka-bo-ri-kan-ti-kid-poem-jak-ka-ar-han

 

cover crop

N พืชคลุมดิน  phued-klum-din

 

cover for

PHRV ขอโทษ แทน  แก้ ตัวแทน  cover up for stand in for kor-thod-thaen

 

cover for

PHRV ป้องกัน  ปกป้อง  รับประกัน (การ สูญเสีย  การ บาดเจ็บ ,ฯลฯ  insure for pong-kan

 

cover girl

N นางแบบ ที่ ขึ้นหน้า ปก นิตยสาร  nang-baeb-ti-kuen-na-pok-nid-ta-ya-san

 

cover in

PHRV ทำให้ มี (บางสิ่ง หรือ บางคน  จำนวนมาก ที่ ส่วน บนสุด  tam-hai-me-jam-nuan-mak-ti-suan-bon-sud

 

cover in

PHRV ท่วมท้น ไป ด้วย (อารมณ์ ความรู้สึก  tuam-ton-pai-duai

 

cover in

PHRV ปกคลุม  คลุม  คลุม ปิด  cover over pok-klum

 

cover over

PHRV ปิด ให้ หมด  cover in pid-hai-mod

 

cover up

PHRV ซ่อน  แอบซ่อน  hush up smother up son

 

cover up

PHRV สวม เสื้อผ้า  suam-suea-pa

 

cover up

VI ปกปิด  ปิดบัง  pok-pid

 

cover up

VT ปกปิด  ปิดบัง  pok-pid

 

cover up for

PHRV ขอโทษ แทน  แก้ ตัวแทน  cover for kor-thod-thaen

 

cover with

PHRV ปกคลุม ด้วย  คลุม  คลุม ปิด  cover in pok-klum-duai

 

cover-up

N การปิดบัง  การ ปกปิด  kan-pid-bang

 

coverage

N การ รายงาน ข่าว  reporting reportage kan-rai-ngan-kaol

 

coverage

N ขอบ เขตคุ้มครอง ใน การประกันภัย  khob-ked-kum-khong-nai-kan-pra-kan-pai

 

coverall

N เสื้อคลุม (ใส่ เพื่อ ป้องกัน ฝุ่น หรือ สิ่งสกปรก  suai-klum

 

covered

ADJ ที่ คลุม หน้า ไว้  ti-klum-na-wai

 

covering

N สิ่ง คุ้มกัน  sing-kum-kan

 

covering

N สิ่ง ที่ ปกคลุม  cover top sing-ti-pok-klum

 

coverlet

N ผ้าคลุมเตียง  bedspread counterpane pa-klum-tiang

 

covert

ADJ ซึ่ง ซ่อนเร้น  ที่ เป็นความลับ  secret clandestine sueng-son-ren

 

covert

N ที่ กำบัง  ที่ หลบซ่อน  ti-kam-bang

 

covertly

ADV อย่าง ซ่อนเร้น  secretly yang-son-ren

 

coverture

N การปิดบัง ซ่อนเร้น  สิ่ง ปกคลุม 

 

covet

VI อยากได้ ของ ผู้อื่น  ปรารถนา  yak-dai-kong-pu-uen

 

covet

VT อยากได้ ของ ผู้อื่น  ปรารถนา  desire envy yak-dai-kong-pu-uen

 

covetous

ADJ ที่ มี ความอยาก ได้  ที่ อยากได้ ใคร่ มี  ละโมบ  greedy avaricious ti-me-kwam-yak-dai

 

covey

N กลุ่ม  คน ที่อยู่ เป็น กลุ่ม  group klum

 

covey

N ฝูง  herd flock fung

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COVE

n.A small inlet, creek or bay; a recess in the sea shore, where vessels and boats may sometimes be sheltered from the winds and waves.

 

COVE

v.t.TO arch over; as a coved ceiling.

 

COVENABLE

a.Fit; suitable.

 

COVENANT

n.[L, to come; a coming together; a meeting or agreement of minds.] 1. A mutual consent or agreement of two or more persons, to do or to forbear some act or thing; a contract; stipulation. A covenant is created by deed in writing, sealed and executed; or it may be implied in the contract.
2. A writing containing the terms of agreement or contract between parties; or the clause of agreement in a deed containing the covenant.
3. In theology, the covenant of works, is that implied in the commands, prohibitions, and promises of God; the promise of God to man, that man's perfect obedience should entitle him to happiness. This do, and live; that do, and die.
The covenant of redemption, is the mutual agreement between the Father and Son, respecting the redemption of sinners by Christ.
The covenant of grace, is that by which God engages to bestow salvation on man, upon the condition that man shall believe in Christ and yield obedience to the terms of the gospel.
4. In church affairs, a solemn agreement between the members of a church, that they will walk together according to the precepts of the gospel, in brotherly affection.

 

COVENANT

v.i.To enter into a formal agreement; to stipulate; to bind ones self by contract. A covenants with B to convey to him a certain estate. When the terms are expressed ti has for before the thing or price. They covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. Matthew 26:15.

 

COVENANT

v.t.To grant or promise by covenant.

 

COVENANTED

pp. Pledged or promised by covenant.

 

COVENANTEE

n.The person to whom a covenant is made.

 

COVENANTING

ppr. Making a covenant; stipulating.

 

COVENANTER

n.He who makes a covenant.

 

COVENOUS, COVINOUS

a.[See Covin. ] Collusive; fraudulent; deceitful; as a covenous lease of lands.

 

COVER

v.t.[L.] 1. To overspread the surface of a thing with another substance; to lay or set over; as, to cover a table with a cloth, or a floor with a carpet.
The valleys are covered with corn. Psalm 65:13.
The locusts shall cover the face of the earth. Exodus 1 :5.
2. To hide; to conceal by something overspread.
If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me-- Psalm 139:11.
3. To conceal by some intervening object; as, the enemy was covered from our sight by a forest.
4. To clothe; as, to cover with a robe or mantle; to cover nakedness. 1 Samuel 28:14; Exodus 28:42.
5. To overwhelm.
The waters covered the chariots and horsemen. Exodus 14:28.
Let them be covered with reproach. Psalm 71:13.
6. To conceal from notice or punishment.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8.
7. To conceal; to refrain from disclosing or confessing.
He that covereth his sin shall not prosper. Proverbs 28:13.
8. To pardon or remit.
Blessed is he whose sin is covered. Psalm 32:1.
9. To vail, applied to women. 1 Corinthians 11:6. To wear a hat, applied to men. Be covered, sir.
1 . To wrap, infold or envelop; as, to cover a package of goods.
11. To shelter; to protect; to defend. A squadron of horse covered the troops on the retreat.
And the soft wings of peace cover him around.
12. To brood; to incubate; as, a hen covering her eggs.
13. To copulate with a female.
14. To equal, or be of equal extent; to be equivalent to; as, the receipts do not cover the expenses; a mercantile use of the word.
15. To disguise; to conceal hypocritically.
16. To include, embrace or comprehend. This land was covered by a mortgage.

 

COVER

n. 1. Any thing which is laid, set or spread over another thing; as the cover of a vessel; the cover of a bed.
2. Any thing which vails or conceals; a screen; disguise; superficial appearance. Affected gravity may serve as a cover for a deceitful heart.
3. Shelter; defense; protection. The troops fought under cover of the batteries.
4. Concealment and protection. The army advanced under cover of the night.
5. Shelter; retreat; in hunting.

 

COVERCHIEF

n.A covering of the head.

 

COVERCLE

n.A small cover; a lid.

 

COVERED

pp. Spread over; hid; concealed; clothed; vailed; having a hat on; wrapped; inclosed; sheltered; protected; disguised.

 

COVERING

ppr. Spreading over; laying over; concealing; vailing; clothing; wrapping; inclosing; protecting; disguising.

 

COVERING

n. 1. That which convers; any thing spread or laid over another, whether for security or concealment.
Noah removed the covering of the ark. Genesis 8:13.
He spread a cloud for a covering. Psalm 1 5:39.
Destruction hath no covering. Job 26:6.
2. A cover; a lid.
Every open vessel that hath no covering. Numbers 19:15.
3. Clothing; raiment; garments; dress.
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. Job 24:7.

 

COVERLET

n.[cover, and a bed. ] The cover of a bed; a piece of furniture designed to be spread over all the other covering of a bed.

 

COVER-SHAME

n.Something used to conceal infamy.

 

COVERT

a. 1. Covered; hid; private; secret; concealed.
Whether of open war, or covert guile.
2. Disguised; insidious.
3. Sheltered; not open or exposed; as a covert alley, or place.
4. Under cover, authority or protection; as a feme-covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the influence and protection of her husband.

 

COVERT

n. 1. A covering, or covering place; a place which covers and shelters; a shelter; a defense.
A tabernacle--for a covert from storm and rain. Isaiah 4:6.
I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Psalm 61:4.
2. A thicket; a shady place, or a hiding place. 1 Samuel 25:2 ; Job 38:4 .

 

COVERTLY

adv. Secretly; closely; in private; insidiously. Among the poets, Persius covertly strikes at Nero.

 

COVERTNESS

n.Secrecy; privacy.

 

COVERTURE

n. 1. Covering; shelter; defense.
2. In law, the state of a married woman, who is considered as under cover, or the power of her husband, and therefore called a feme-covert, or femme-couvert. The coverture of a woman disables her from making contracts to the prejudice of herself or husband, without his allowance or confirmation.

 

COVERT-WAY

n.In fortification, a space of ground level with the field, on the edge of the ditch, three or four fathoms broad, ranging quite round the half moons or other works, towards the country. It has a parapet raised on a level, together with its banquets and glacis. It is called also the corridor, and sometimes the counterscarp, because it is on the edge of the scarp.

 

COVET

v.t. 1. To desire or wish for, with eagerness; to desire earnestly to obtain or possess; in a good sense.
Covet earnestly the best gifts. 1 Corinthians 12:31.
2. To desire inordinately; to desire that which it is unlawful to obtain or possess; in a bad sense.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors house, wife or servant. Exodus 2 :17.

 

COVET

v.i.To have an earnest desire. 1 Timothy 6:1 .

 

COVETABLE

a.That may be coveted.

 

COVETED

pp. Earnestly desired; greatly wished or longed for.

 

COVETING

n.Inordinate desire.

 

COVETISE

n.Avarice. [Not in use. ]

 

COVETOUS

a. 1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; in a good sense; as covetous of wisdom, virtue or learning.
2. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess; directed to money or goods, avaricious.
A bishop must not be covetous. 1 Timothy 3:2.

 

COVETOUSLY

adv. With a strong or inordinate desire to obtain and possess; eagerly; avariciously.

 

COVETOUSNESS

n. 1. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; usually in a bad sense, and applied to an inordinate desire of wealth or avarice.
Out of the heart proceedeth covetousness. Mark 7:21, 22.
Mortify your members--and covetousness which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5.
2. Strong desire; eagerness.

 

COVEY

n. 1. A brood or hatch of birds; an old fowl with her brood of young. Hence, a small flock or number of fowls together; as a covey of partridges.
2. A company; a set.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COVE

Cove (kv ), n. Etym: [AS. cofa room; akin to G. koben pigsty, orig. ,hut, Icel kofi hut, and perh. to E. cobalt. ]

 

1. A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore. Vessels which were in readiness for him within secret coves and nooks. Holland.

 

2. A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain. [U.S.]

 

3. (Arch. ) (a ) A concave molding. (b ) A member, whose section is a concave curve, used especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling, as around a skylight.

 

COVE

Cove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coved (kvd ); p. pr. & vb. n. Coving. ](Arch. )

 

Defn: To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove. The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are rounded into domes and coved roofs. H. Swinburne.Coved ceiling, a ceiling, the part of which next the wail is constructed in a cove. -- Coved vault, a vault composed of four coves meeting in a central point, and therefore the reverse of a groined vault.

 

COVE

Cove, v. t. Etym: [CF. F. couver, It. covare. See Covey. ]

 

Defn: To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs. [Obs. ] Not being able to cove or sit upon them [eggs ], she [the female tortoise ] bestoweth them in the gravel. Holland.

 

COVE

Cove, n. Etym: [A gypsy word, covo that man, covi that woman. ]

 

Defn: A boy or man of any age or station. [Slang ] There's a gentry cove here. Wit's Recreations (1654 ). Now, look to it, coves, that all the beef and drink Be not filched from us. Mrs. Browning.

 

COVELLINE; COVELLITE

Co *vel "line (k-vl "ln ), Co *vel "lite (-lt ), n. Etym: [After Covelli,the discoverer. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: A native sulphide of copper, occuring in masses of a dark blue color; -- hence called indigo copper.

 

COVENABLE

Cov "e *na *ble (kv "-n-b'l ), a. Etym: [OF. covenable, F. convenable. See Covenant. ]

 

Defn: Fit; proper; suitable. [Obs. ] "A covenable day. " Wyclif (Mark vi. 21 ).

 

COVENABLY

COVENABLY Cov "e *na *bly (kv "-n-bly ), adv.

 

Defn: Fitly; suitably. [Obs. ] "Well and covenably. " Chaucer.

 

COVENANT

Cov "e *nant (kv "-nant ), n. Etym: [OF. covenant, fr. F. & OF. convenir to agree, L. convenire. See Convene. ]

 

1. A mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties, or one of the stipulations in such an agreement. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant. 1 Sam. xviiii. 3. Let there be covenants drawn between us. Shak. If we conclude a peace, It shall be with such strict and severe covenants As little shall the Frenchmen gain thereby. Shak.

 

2. (Eccl. Hist. )

 

Defn: An agreement made by the Scottish Parliament in 1638, and by the English Parliament in 1643, to preserve the reformed religion in Scotland, and to extirpate popery and prelacy; -- usually called the "Solemn League and Covenant. "He [Wharton ] was born in the days of the Covenant, and was the heir of a covenanted house. Macualay.

 

3. (Theol.)

 

Defn: The promises of God as revealed in the Scriptures, conditioned on certain terms on the part of man, as obedience, repentance, faith, etc. I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. Gen. xvii. 7.

 

4. A solemn compact between members of a church to maintain its faith, discipline, etc.

 

5. (Law ) (a ) An undertaking, on sufficient consideration, in writing and under seal, to do or to refrain from some act or thing; a contract; a stipulation; also, the document or writing containing the terms of agreement. (b ) A form of action for the violation of a promise or contract under seal.

 

Syn. -- Agreement; contract; compact; bargain; arrangement; stipulation. -- Covenant, Contract, Compact, Stipulation. These words all denote a mutual agreement between two parties. Covenant is frequently used in a religious sense; as, the covenant of works or of grace; a church covenant; the Solemn League and Covenant. Contract is the word most used in the business of life. Crabb and Taylor are wrong in saying that a contract must always be in writing. There are oral and implied contracts as well as written ones, and these are equally enforced by law. In legal usage, the word covenant has an important place as connected with contracts. A compact is only a stronger and more solemn contract. The term is chiefly applied to political alliances.Thus, the old Confederation was a compact between the States. Under the present Federal Constitution, no individual State can, without consent of Congress, enter into a compact with any other State or foreign power. A stipulation is one of the articles or provisions of a contract.

 

COVENANT

Cov "e *nant (kv "-nnt ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Covenanted; p. pr. & vb. n.Covenanting. ]

 

Defn: To agree (with ); to enter into a formal agreement; to bind one's self by contract; to make a stipulation. Jupiter covenanted with him, that it should be hot or cold, wet or dry, ... as the tenant should direct. L'Estrange.And they covenanted with him for thyrty pieces of silver. Matt. xxvi. 15.

 

Syn. -- To agree; contract; bargain; stipulate.

 

COVENANT

COVENANT Cov "e *nant, v. t.

 

Defn: To grant or promise by covenant. My covenant of peace that I covenanted with you. Wyclif.

 

COVENANTEE

COVENANTEE Cov `e *nan *tee " (kv `-nan-t "), n. (Law )

 

Defn: The person in whose favor a covenant is made.

 

COVENANTER

COVENANTER Cov "e *nant *er (kv "-nnt-r ), n.

 

1. One who makes a covenant.

 

2. (Eccl. Hist. )

 

Defn: One who subscribed and defended the "Solemn League and Covenant. " See Covenant.

 

COVENANTING

COVENANTING Cov "e *nant *ing, a.

 

Defn: Belonging to a covenant. Specifically, belonging to the Scotch Covenanters. Be they covenanting traitors, Or the brood of false Argyle Aytoun.

 

COVENANTOR

COVENANTOR Cov "e *nant *or ` (-r `), n. (Law )

 

Defn: The party who makes a covenant. Burrill.

 

COVENOUS

COVENOUS Cov "e *nous (kv "-ns ), a.

 

Defn: See Covinous, and Covin.

 

COVENT

Cov "ent (kv "ent ), n. Etym: [OF. covent, F. couvent. See Convent. ]

 

Defn: A convent or monastery. [Obs. ] Bale. Covent Garden, a large square in London, so called because originally it was the garden of a monastery.

 

COVENTRY

COVENTRY Cov "en *try (kv "en-tr ), n.

 

Defn: A town in the county of Warwick, England. To send to Coventry, to exclude from society; to shut out from social intercourse, as for ungentlemanly conduct. -- Coventry blue, blue thread of a superior dye, made at Coventry, England, and used for embroidery.

 

COVER

Cov "er (kv "r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Covered (-rd ); p. pr. & vb. n.Covering. ] Etym: [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co- + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. Aperient, Overt, Curfew. ]

 

1. To overspread the surface of (one thing ) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

 

2. To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak. And with the majesty of darkness round Covers his throune. Milton. All that beauty than doth cover thee. Shak.

 

3. To invest (one's self with something ); to bring upon (one's self ); as, he covered himself with glory. The powers that covered themselves with everlasting infamy by the partition of Poland. Brougham.

 

4. To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the snemy were covered from our sight by the woods. A cloud covered the mount. Exod. xxiv. 15. In vain shou striv'st to cover shame with shame. Milton.

 

5. To brood or sit on; to incubate. While the hen is covering her eggs, the male. .. diverts her with his songs. Addison.

 

6. To overwhelm; to spread over. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen. Ex. xiv. 28.

 

7. To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat. His calm and blameless life Does with substantial blessedness abound, And the soft wings of peace cover him round. Cowley.

 

8. To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit. "Blessed is he whose is covered. " Ps. xxxii. 1.

 

9. To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.

 

1 . To put the usual covering or headdress on. Cover thy head. ..; nay, prithee, be covered. Shak.

 

11. To copulate with (a female ); to serve; as. a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male. To cover ground or distance, to pass over; as, the rider covered the ground in an hour. -- To cover one's short contracts (Stock Exchange ), to buy stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold short does in order to protect himself. -- Covering party (Mil. ), a detachment of troops sent for the protection of another detachment, as of men working in the trenches. -- To cover into, to transfer to; as, to cover into the treasury.

 

Syn. -- To shelter; screen; shield; hide; overspread.

 

COVER

COVER Cov "er (kv "r ), n.

 

1. Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book.

 

2. Anything which weils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloack. "Under cover of the night. " Macualay. A hendsome cover for imperfections. Collier.

 

3. Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover. Being compelled to lodge in the field. .. whilst his army was under cover, they might be forced to retire. Clarendon.

 

4. (Huntig )

 

Defn: The woods, underbrush, etc. , which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover.

 

5. That portion of a slate, tile, or shingle, which is hidden by the overlap of the course above. Knight.

 

6. (Steam Engine )

 

Defn: The lap of a slide valve.

 

7. Etym: [Cf. F. couvert. ]

 

Defn: A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; esp. , the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests. To break cover, to start from a covert or lair; -- said of game. -- Under cover, in an envelope, or within a letter; -- said of a written message. Letters... dispatched under cover to her ladyship. Thackeray.

 

COVER

COVER Cov "er, v. i.

 

Defn: To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

COVERAGE

COVERAGE Cov "er *age, n.

 

Defn: The aggregate of risks covered by the terms of a contract of insurance.

 

COVERCHIEF

Cov "er *chief (chf ), n. Etym: [See Kerchef.]

 

Defn: A covering for the head. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

COVERCLE

Cov "er *cle (kv "r-k'l ), n. Etym: [OF. covercle, F. couvercle, fr. L.coöperculum fr. coöperire. See cover ]

 

Defn: A small cover; a lid. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.

 

COVER CROP

COVER CROP Cov "er crop.

 

Defn: A catch crop planted, esp. in orchards. as a protection to the soil in winter, as well as for the benefit of the soil when plowed under in spring.

 

COVERED

COVERED Cov "ered (kv "rd ), a.

 

Defn: Under cover; screened; sheltered; not exposed; hidden. Covered way (Fort. ), a corridor or banquette along the top of the counterscarp and covered by an embankment whose slope forms the glacis. It gives the garrisonn an open line of communication around the works, and a standing place beyond the ditch. See Illust. of Ravelin.

 

COVERER

COVERER Cov "er *er (-r ), n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, covers.

 

COVERING

COVERING Cov "er *ing, n.

 

Defn: Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc. Noah removed the covering of the ark. Gen. viii. 13. They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. Job. xxiv. 7. A covering over the well's mouth. 2 Sam. xvii. 19.

 

COVERLET

Cov "er *let (kv "r-lt ), n. Etym: [F. couvre-lit; couvrir to cover + lit bed, fr. L. lectus bed. See Cover. ]

 

Defn: The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture. Lay her in lilies and in violets... And odored sheets and arras coverlets. Spenser.

 

COVERLID

COVERLID Cov "er *lid (-ld ), n.

 

Defn: A coverlet. All the coverlid was clocth of gold. Tennyson.

 

COVER-POINT

COVER-POINT Cov "er-point ` (-point! ), n.

 

Defn: The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports "point. "

 

COVERSED SINE

Co *versed " sine (k-vrst " sn `). Etym: [Co- (=co- in co- sine ) + versed sine. ] (Geom.)

 

Defn: The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

 

COVER-SHAME

COVER-SHAME Cov "er-shame ` (-shm `), n.

 

Defn: Something used to conceal infamy. [Obs. ] Dryden.

 

COVERSIDE

COVERSIDE Cov "er *side `, n.

 

Defn: A region of country having covers; a hunting country.

 

COVERT

Cov "ert (kv "rt ), a. Etym: [OF. covert, F. couvert, p. p. of couvrir. See Cover, v. t.]

 

1. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised. How covert matters may be best disclosed. Shak. Whether of open war or covert guile. Milton

 

2. Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook. Wordsworth. Of either side the green, to plant a covert alley. Bacon.

 

3. (Law )

 

Defn: Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband. Covert way, (Fort. ) See Covered way, under Covered.

 

Syn. -- Hidden; secret; private; covered; disguised; insidious; concealed. See Hidden.

 

COVERT

Cov "ert, n. Etym: [OF. See Covert, a.]

 

1. A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense. A tabernacle. .. for a covert from storm. Is. iv. 6. The highwayman has darted from his covered by the wayside. Prescott.

 

2. Etym: [Cf. F. couverte. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.

 

COVERT BARON

COVERT BARON Cov "ert bar `on (br `n ). (Law )

 

Defn: Under the protection of a husband; married. Burrill.

 

COVERTLY

COVERTLY Cov "ert *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Secretly; in private; insidiously.

 

COVERTNESS

COVERTNESS Cov "ert *ness (kv "rt-ns ), n.

 

Defn: Secrecy; privacy. [R.]

 

COVERTURE

Cov "er *ture (kv "r-tr; 135 ), n. Etym: [OF. coverture, F.couverture. ]

 

1. Covering; shelter; defence; hiding. Protected by walls or other like coverture. Woodward. Beatrice, who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture. Shak.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: The condition of a woman during marriage, because she is considered under the cover, influence, power, and protection of her husband, and therefore called a feme covert, or femme couverte.

 

COVET

Cov "et (kv "t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Covered; p. pr. & vb. n.Coveting. ] Etym: [OF. coveitier, covoitier, F. convoiter, from a derivative fr. L. cupere to desire; cf. Skr. kup to become excited. Cf. Cupidity. ]

 

1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sen Covet earnestly the best gifts. 1. Cor. xxii. 31. If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive. Shak.

 

2. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden ). Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. Ex. xx. 17.

 

Syn: To long for; desire; hanker after; crave.

 

COVET

COVET Cov "et, v. i.

 

Defn: To have or indulge inordinate desire. Which [money ] while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith. 1 Tim. vi. 1 .

 

COVETABLE

COVETABLE Cov "et *a *ble (kv "t--b'l ), a.

 

Defn: That may be coveted; desirable.

 

COVETER

COVETER Cov "et *er (-r ), n.

 

Defn: One who covets.

 

COVETISE

Cov "et *ise (-s ), n. Etym: [OF. coveitise, F. convoitise. See Covet, v. t. ]

 

Defn: Avarice. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

COVETIVENESS

COVETIVENESS Cov "et *ive *ness (-v- ), n. (Phren.)

 

Defn: Acquisitiveness.

 

COVETOUS

Cov "et *ous (kv "t-s ), a. Etym: [OF. coveitos, F. convoiteux. See Covet, v. t.]

 

1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense. [Archaic ] Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue. Shak. Covetous death bereaved us all, To aggrandize one funeral. Emerson.

 

2. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money ); avaricious; -- in a bad sense. The covetous person lives as if the world were madealtogether for him, and not he for the world. South.

 

Syn. -- Avaricious; parsimonious; penurious; misrely; niggardly. See Avaricious.

 

COVETOUSLY

COVETOUSLY Cov "et *ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a covetous manner.

 

COVETOUSNESS

COVETOUSNESS Cov "et *ous *ness, n.

 

1. Strong desire. [R.] When workmen strive to do better than well, They do confound their skill in covetousness. Shak.

 

2. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money; -- in a bad sense. Covetousness, by a greed of getting more, deprivess itself of the true end of getting. Sprat.

 

Syn. -- Avarice; cupidity; eagerness.

 

COVEY

Cov "ey (kv "), n. Etym: [OF. cov, F. couv, fr. cover, F. couver, to sit or brood on, fr. L. cubare to lie down; cf. E. incubate. See Cubit, and cf. Cove to brood. ]

 

1. A brood or hatch of birds; an old bird with her brood of young; hence, a small flock or number of birds together; -- said of game; as, a covey of partridges. Darwin.

 

2. A company; a bevy; as, a covey of girls. Addison.

 

COVEY

COVEY Cov "ey, v. i.

 

Defn: To brood; to incubate. [Obs. ] [Tortoises ] covey a whole year before they hatch. Holland.

 

COVEY

COVEY Cov "ey, n.

 

Defn: A pantry. [Prov. Eng. ] Parker.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cove

cove 1 |kōv koʊv | ▶noun 1 a small sheltered bay. • dialect a sheltered recess, esp. in the side of a mountain. 2 Architecture a concave arched molding, esp. one formed at the junction of a wall with a ceiling. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. coved ) Architecture provide (a room, ceiling, etc. ) with a cove. ORIGIN Old English cofa ‘chamber, cave, ’ of Germanic origin; related to German Koben ‘pigpen, pen. ’ Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 16th cent.

 

cove

cove 2 |koʊv kōv | ▶noun Brit. informal, dated a man: he is a perfectly amiable cove. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: perhaps from Romany kova ‘thing or person. ’

 

covellite

co vel lite |kōˈvelˌīt, ˈkōvəˌlīt koʊˈvɛlaɪt | ▶noun a blue mineral consisting of copper sulfide, typically occurring as a coating on other copper minerals. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Nicolò Covelli (1790 –1829 ), Italian chemist, + -ite 1 .

 

coven

cov en |ˈkəvən ˈkəvən | ▶noun a group or gathering of witches who meet regularly. • often derogatory a secret or close-knit group of associates: covens of militants within the party. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: variant of covin .

 

covenant

cov e nant |ˈkəvənənt ˈkəvənənt | ▶noun an agreement. • Law a contract drawn up by deed. • Law a clause in a contract. • Theology an agreement that brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people. The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham, Moses, and David. See also Ark of the Covenant. ▶verb [ no obj. ] agree, esp. by lease, deed, or other legal contract: the landlord covenants to repair the property. PHRASES Old Covenant Christian Theology the covenant between God and Israel in the Old Testament. New Covenant Christian Theology the covenant between God and the followers of Jesus Christ. DERIVATIVES cov e nan tal |ˌkəvəˈnantl |adjective, cov e nant er (also chiefly Law covenantor ) noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, present participle of covenir ‘agree, ’ from Latin convenire (see convene ).

 

covenantee

cov e nan tee |ˌkəvənənˈtē, -nan- ˌkəvənənˈti | ▶noun Law the person to whom a promise by covenant is made.

 

Covenanter

Cov e nant er |ˈkəvənantər, -ənəntər ˈkəvənəntər | ▶noun an adherent of the National Covenant (1638 ) or of the Solemn League and Covenant (1643 ), upholding the organization of the Scottish Presbyterian Church.

 

covenant of grace

cov e nant of grace ▶noun (in Calvinist theology ) the covenant between God and humanity that was established by Jesus Christ at the Atonement.

 

covenant of works

cov e nant of works ▶noun (in Calvinist theology ) the covenant between God and humanity that was broken by Adam's sin at the Fall.

 

Covent Garden

Cov ent Gar den |ˈkəvənt ˌkəvənt ˈɡɑrdn | a district in central London.

 

Coventry

Cov en try |ˈkəvəntrē, ˈkäv -ˈkəvəntri | 1 an industrial city in central England; pop. 271,100 (est. 2009 ). 2 a city in central Rhode Island, a southwestern suburb of Providence; pop. 34,660 (est. 2008 ).

 

cover

cov er |ˈkəvər ˈkəvər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 put something such as a cloth or lid on top of or in front of (something ) in order to protect or conceal it: the table had been covered with a checked tablecloth | she covered her face with a pillow. • envelop in a layer of something, esp. dirt: he was covered in mud | figurative : she was covered in confusion. • scatter a layer of loose material over (a surface, esp. a floor ), leaving it completely obscured: the barn floor was covered in straw. • lie over or adhere to (a surface ), as decoration or to conceal something: masonry paint will cover hairline cracks. • extend over (an area ): the grounds covered eight acres. • travel (a specified distance ): it took them four days to cover 150 miles. 2 deal with (a subject ) by describing or analyzing its most important aspects or events: a sequence of novels that will cover the period from 1968 to the present. • investigate, report on, or publish or broadcast pictures of (an event ): NBC is covering the Olympics. • work in, have responsibility for, or provide services to (a particular area ): development officers whose work would cover a large area. • (of a rule or law ) apply to (a person or situation ). 3 (of a sum of money ) be enough to pay (a bill or cost ): there are grants to cover the cost of materials for loft insulation. • (of insurance ) protect against a liability, loss, or accident involving financial consequences: your contents are now covered against accidental loss or damage in transit. • (cover oneself ) take precautionary measures so as to protect oneself against future blame or liability: one reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against negligence claims. 4 disguise the sound or fact of (something ) with another sound or action: Louise laughed to cover her embarrassment. • [ no obj. ] (cover for ) disguise the illicit absence or wrongdoing of (someone ) in order to spare them punishment: if the sergeant wants to know where you are, I'll cover for you. • [ no obj. ] (cover for ) temporarily take over the job of (a colleague ) in their absence: during August ministers cover for other ministers. 5 aim a gun at (someone ) in order to prevent them from moving or escaping. • protect (an exposed person ) by shooting at an enemy: (as adj. covering ) : the jeeps retreated behind spurts of covering fire . • (of a fortress, gun, or cannon ) have (an area ) within range. • (in team games ) take up a position ready to defend against (an opposing player ). • Baseball be in position at (a base ) ready to catch a thrown ball. 6 Bridge play a higher card on (a high card ) in a trick: the ploy will fail if the ten is covered | [ no obj. ] : East covered with his queen. 7 record or perform a new version of (a song ) originally performed by someone else: other artists who have covered the song include U2. 8 (of a male animal, esp. a stallion ) copulate with (a female animal ), esp. as part of a commercial transaction between the owners of the animals. ▶noun 1 a thing that lies on, over, or around something, esp. in order to protect or conceal it: a seat cover. • a thin solid object that seals a container or hole; a lid: a manhole cover. • a thick protective outer part or page of a book or magazine: her life was captured between hard covers in her 1986 autobiography. • Philately a card or envelope that has traveled through the mail or that contains postal markings. • (the covers ) bedclothes: she burrowed down beneath the covers. 2 physical shelter or protection sought by people in danger: the sirens wailed and people ran for cover | store seats under cover before the bad weather sets in. • undergrowth, trees, or other vegetation used as a shelter by animals: the standing crops of game cover | a landscape bare of woodland except for neat little fox covers. See also covert ( sense 1 of the noun ). • an activity or organization used as a means of concealing an illegal or secret activity: a restaurant is run as a cover for a money-laundering operation. • [ in sing. ] an identity or activity adopted by a person, typically a spy, to conceal their true activities: he was worried that their cover was blown. • military support given when someone is in danger from or being attacked by an enemy: they agreed to provide additional naval cover. • Ecology the amount of ground covered by a vertical projection of the vegetation, usually expressed as a percentage. 3 short for cover charge. 4 a place setting at a table in a restaurant. [rendering French couvert . ] 5 (also cover version ) a recording or performance of a previously recorded song made esp. to take advantage of the original's success. PHRASES break cover suddenly leave a place of shelter, esp. vegetation, when being hunted or pursued. cover one's ass (or back ) informal foresee and avoid the possibility of attack or criticism. cover all bases (or cover all the bases ) deal with something thoroughly: for the prospective homebuilder, this book covers all bases | if you meet these basic requirements, you 'll cover all bases. cover a multitude of sins conceal or gloss over many problems or defects: stucco could cover a multitude of sins, including poor brickwork. cover one's position purchase securities in order to be able to fulfill a commitment to sell. cover one's tracks conceal evidence of what one has done. cover the waterfront informal include a wide range of things; cover every aspect of something: while half the dishes are Italian, the kitchen covers the waterfront from Greece to Morocco. from cover to cover from beginning to end of a book or magazine. take cover protect oneself from attack by ducking down into or under a shelter: if the bombing starts, take cover in the basement. under cover of concealed by: the yacht made landfall under cover of darkness. • while pretending to do something: Moran watched every move under cover of reading the newspaper. under plain cover in an envelope or parcel without any marks to identify the sender. under separate cover in a separate envelope. PHRASAL VERBS cover something up put something on, over, or around something, esp. in order to conceal or disguise it. • try to hide or deny the fact of an illegal or illicit action or activity. DERIVATIVES cov er a ble adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- (expressing intensive force ) + operire ‘to cover. ’ The noun is partly a variant of covert .

 

coverage

cov er age |ˈkəv (ə )rij ˈkəv (ə )rɪʤ | ▶noun the extent to which something deals with or applies to something else: the grammar did not offer total coverage of the language. • the treatment of an issue by the media: the program won an award for its news coverage. • the amount of protection given by an insurance policy. • the area reached by a particular broadcasting station or advertising medium: a network of eighty transmitters would give nationwide coverage. • Football the manner in which a defender or a defensive team covers a player, an area, or a play.

 

coverall

cov er all |ˈkəvərˌôl ˈkəvərɔl | ▶noun (usu. coveralls ) a full-length protective outer garment often zipped up the front. • [ as modifier ] inclusive: a coverall term.

 

cover charge

cov er charge |ˈkəvər tʃɑrʤ | ▶noun a flat fee paid for admission to a restaurant, bar, club, etc.

 

cover crop

cov er crop ▶noun a crop grown for the protection and enrichment of the soil.

 

Coverdale, Miles

Cov er dale, Miles |ˈkəvərˌdāl ˈkəvərdeɪl | (1488 –1568 ), English biblical scholar. He translated the first complete printed English Bible in 1535.

 

cover drive

cover drive ▶noun Cricket a drive past cover point.

 

covered wagon

cov ered wag on ▶noun a horse- or mule-drawn wagon topped with a spacious. arched canvas-covered framework. Covered wagons were the common transport for the western-moving North American pioneers of the 19th century. See also Conestoga wagon, prairie schooner.

 

cover girl

cov er girl |ˈkəvər ˌɡərl | ▶noun a female model whose picture appears on magazine covers.

 

cover glass

cov er glass ▶noun another term for coverslip.

 

covering

cov er ing |ˈkəv (ə )riNG ˈkəv (ə )rɪŋ | ▶noun a thing used to cover something else, typically in order to protect or conceal it: a vinyl floor covering. • [ usu. in sing. ] a layer of something that covers something else: the sky was obscured by a covering of cloud.

 

covering letter

cov er ing let ter ▶noun British term for cover letter.

 

coverlet

cov er let |ˈkəvərlət ˈkəvərlət | ▶noun a bedspread, typically less than floor-length. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French covrelet, from Old French covrir ‘to cover ’ + lit ‘bed. ’

 

cover letter

cov er let ter |ˈkʌvərɪŋ | ▶noun a letter sent with, and explaining the contents of, another document or a parcel of goods.

 

cover note

cover note ▶noun Brit. a temporary certificate showing that a person has a current insurance policy.

 

cover point

cover point ▶noun Cricket a fielding position a little in front of the batsman on the off side and halfway to the boundary. • a fielder at cover point.

 

cover sheet

cov er sheet ▶noun 1 a page sent as the first page of a fax transmission, identifying the sender, number of pages, etc. 2 a page placed before a manuscript or report, typically with the name of the author, title of the book or report, and date.

 

coverslip

cov er slip |ˈkəvərˌslip ˈkəvərslɪp |(also cover slip ) ▶noun a small, thin piece of glass used to cover and protect a specimen on a microscope slide.

 

cover story

cov er sto ry |ˈkəvər ˌstɔri | ▶noun 1 a magazine article that is illustrated or advertised on the front cover. 2 a fictitious account invented to conceal a person's identity or reasons for doing something.

 

covert

co vert ▶adjective |ˈkōvərt, kōˈvərt, ˈkəvərt ˈkoʊvərt | 1 not openly acknowledged or displayed: covert operations against the dictatorship. 2 Law (of a woman ) married and under the authority and protection of her husband. ▶noun |ˈkəvər (t ), ˈkōvərt ˈkəvərt | 1 a thicket in which game can hide. 2 Ornithology any of the feathers covering the bases of the main flight or tail feathers of a bird. DERIVATIVES co vert ly |ˈkōvərtlē, kōˈvərtlē, ˈkəvərtlē |adverb, co vert ness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the general senses ‘covered ’ and ‘a cover ’): from Old French, ‘covered, ’ past participle of covrir (see cover ).

 

covert coat

cov ¦ert coat |ˈkʌvət | ▶noun Brit. a short, light overcoat designed to be worn for outdoor sports such as shooting and riding.

 

coverture

cov er ture |ˈkəvərˌCHo͝or, -CHər ˌkəvərtʃ (ʊ )ər | ▶noun 1 literary protective or concealing covering. 2 Law, historical the legal status of a married woman, considered to be under her husband's protection and authority. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from covrir ‘to cover. ’ It originally denoted a coverlet or a garment, later various kinds of covering or shelter.

 

cover-up

cov er-up |ˈkəvər ˌəp |(also coverup ) ▶noun 1 an attempt to prevent people's discovering the truth about a serious mistake or crime. 2 a loose outer garment, as worn over a swimsuit or exercise outfit.

 

cover version

cov er ver sion |ˈkəvər ˈvərʒən | ▶noun see cover ( sense 5 of the noun ).

 

covet

cov et |ˈkəvət ˈkəvət | ▶verb ( covets, coveting , coveted ) [ with obj. ] yearn to possess or have (something ): the president-elect covets time for exercise and fishing | (as adj. coveted ) : he won the coveted Booker Prize for fiction. DERIVATIVES cov et a ble adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cuveitier, based on Latin cupiditas (see cupidity ).

 

covetous

cov et ous |ˈkəvətəs ˈkəvədəs | ▶adjective having or showing a great desire to possess something, typically something belonging to someone else: she fingered the linen with covetous hands. DERIVATIVES cov et ous ly adverb, cov et ous ness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French coveitous, based on Latin cupiditas (see cupidity ).

 

covey

cov ey |ˈkəvē ˈkəvi | ▶noun ( pl. coveys ) a small party or flock of birds, esp. partridge. • a small group of people or things: coveys of actors rushed through the rooms. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French covee, feminine past participle of cover, from Latin cubare ‘lie down. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

cove

cove 1 |kəʊv | ▶noun 1 a small sheltered bay. • dialect a sheltered recess among hills or in the side of a mountain. 2 Architecture a concave arch or arched moulding, especially one formed at the junction of a wall with a ceiling. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. coved ) Architecture provide (a room, ceiling, etc. ) with a cove. ORIGIN Old English cofa ‘chamber, cave ’, of Germanic origin; related to German Koben ‘pigsty, pen ’. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 16th cent.

 

cove

cove 2 |kəʊv | ▶noun Brit. informal, dated a man: he is a perfectly amiable cove. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: perhaps from Romany kova ‘thing or person ’.

 

covelline

covelline |kəʊˈvɛlʌɪn | ▶noun another term for covellite.

 

covellite

covellite |kəʊˈvɛlʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a blue mineral consisting of copper sulphide, typically occurring as a coating on other copper minerals. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Nicolò Covelli (1790 –1829 ), Italian chemist, + -ite 1 .

 

coven

coven |ˈkʌv (ə )n | ▶noun a group or meeting of witches. • often derogatory a secret or close-knit group of associates: covens of militants within the party. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: variant of covin .

 

covenant

covenant |ˈkʌv (ə )nənt | ▶noun an agreement. • Law a formal agreement, contract, or promise in writing, especially one undertaking to make regular payments to a charity. • Law a clause in a contract drawn up by deed. • Theology an agreement which brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people. The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham, Moses, and David. ▶verb [ no obj. ] agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract: [ with infinitive ] : the landlord covenants to repair the property. • [ with obj. ] Brit. undertake to give (a sum of money ) regularly to charity by means of a covenant. PHRASES Old Covenant Christian Theology the covenant between God and Israel in the Old Testament. New Covenant Christian Theology the covenant between God and the followers of Christ. DERIVATIVES covenantal |-ˈnant (ə )l |adjective, covenantor noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, present participle of covenir ‘agree ’, from Latin convenire (see convene ).

 

covenantee

cov e nan tee |ˌkəvənənˈtē, -nan- ˌkəvənənˈti | ▶noun Law the person to whom a promise by covenant is made.

 

Covenanter

Covenanter |ˈkʌv (ə )nəntə | ▶noun (in 17th -century Scotland ) an adherent of the National Covenant (1638 ) or of the Solemn League and Covenant (1643 ), upholding the organization of the Scottish Presbyterian Church.

 

covenant of grace

cov ¦en |ant of grace ▶noun (in Reformation theology ) the covenant between God and humanity which was established by Christ at the Atonement.

 

covenant of works

cov ¦en |ant of works ▶noun (in Reformation theology ) the covenant between God and humanity which was broken by Adam's sin at the Fall.

 

Covent Garden

Cov ¦ent Gar ¦den |kɒvəntˈɡɑːdn | a district in central London, originally the convent garden of the Abbey of Westminster. It was the site for 300 years of London's chief fruit and vegetable market, which in 1974 was moved to Nine Elms, Battersea. The first Covent Garden Theatre was opened in 1732; since 1946 it has been the home of the national opera and ballet companies, based at the Royal Opera House (built 1888 ).

 

Coventry

Coventry |ˈkɒv (ə )ntri, ˈkʌv -| an industrial city in the west Midlands of England; pop. 271,100 (est. 2009 ). PHRASES send someone to Coventry chiefly Brit. refuse to associate with or speak to someone. [mid 18th cent.: sometimes said to stem from the extreme unpopularity of soldiers stationed in Coventry, who were cut off socially by the citizens, or because Royalist prisoners were sent there during the English Civil War, the city being staunchly Parliamentarian. ]

 

cover

cover |ˈkʌvə | ▶verb 1 put something on top of or in front of (something ) in order to protect or conceal it: the table had been covered with a checked tablecloth | her husband had covered up his bald patch. • envelop in a layer of something, especially dirt: he was covered in mud | figurative : she was covered in confusion. • scatter a layer of loose material over (a floor or other surface ), leaving it obscured: the barn floor was covered in straw. • lie over or adhere to (a surface ), as decoration or to conceal something: masonry paint will cover hairline cracks. 2 extend over (an area ): the grounds covered eight acres. • travel (a specified distance ): it took them four days to cover 150 miles. 3 deal with (a subject ) by describing or analysing its most important aspects or events: a sequence of novels that will cover the period from 1968 to the present. • investigate, report on, or show pictures of (an event ): Channel 4 are covering the match. • have responsibility for or provide services to (a particular area ): development officers whose work would cover a large area. • (of a rule or law ) apply to (a person or situation ). 4 (of a sum of money ) be enough to pay (a cost ): there are grants to cover the cost of materials for loft insulation. • (of insurance ) protect against a liability, loss, or accident involving financial consequences: your contents are now covered against accidental loss or damage in transit. • (cover oneself ) take precautionary measures so as to protect oneself against future blame or liability: one reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against negligence claims. 5 disguise the sound or fact of (something ) with another sound or action: Louise laughed to cover her embarrassment. • [ no obj. ] (cover for ) disguise the illicit absence or wrongdoing of (someone ) in order to spare them punishment: if the sergeant wants to know where you are, I'll cover for you. • [ no obj. ] (cover for ) temporarily take over the job of (a colleague ) in their absence. 6 aim a gun at (someone ) in order to prevent them from moving or escaping. • protect (an exposed person ) by shooting at an enemy: (as adj. covering ) : we retreated behind spurts of covering fire . • (of a fortress, gun, or cannon ) have (an area ) within range. • chiefly Cricket stand behind (another player ) to stop any missed balls. • (in team games ) take up a position ready to defend against (an opposing player ). • Baseball be in position at (a base ) ready to catch the ball. 7 record or perform a new version of (a song ) originally performed by someone else: other artists who have covered the song include U2. 8 (of a male animal, especially a stallion ) copulate with (a female animal ). 9 Bridge play a higher card on (a high card ) in a trick. ▶noun 1 a thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it: a seat cover | a duvet cover. • a thin solid object that seals a container or hole; a lid: a manhole cover. • a thick protective outer part or page of a book or magazine: the year that Crime and Punishment appeared in hard covers. • (the covers ) bedclothes: she burrowed down beneath the covers. 2 [ mass noun ] shelter or protection sought by people in danger: the sirens wailed and we ran for cover. • undergrowth or trees used as a shelter by animals: the standing crops of game cover. See also covert ( sense 1 of the noun ). • military support given when someone is being attacked: they agreed to provide additional naval cover. • an activity or organization used as a means of concealing an illegal or secret activity: the restaurant was run as a cover for a money-laundering operation. • [ in sing. ] an identity adopted by a spy to conceal their true activities: he was worried that their cover was blown. 3 [ mass noun ] Brit. protection by insurance against a liability, loss, or accident: your policy provides cover against damage by subsidence. 4 (also cover version ) a recording or performance of a song previously recorded by a different artist. 5 a place setting at a table in a restaurant. [rendering French couvert . ] 6 Cricket short for cover point. • (the covers ) an area of the field consisting of cover point and extra cover. 7 Ecology the amount of ground covered by a vertical projection of the vegetation, usually expressed as a percentage. PHRASES break cover suddenly leave a place of shelter, especially vegetation, when being hunted or pursued. cover all the bases informal deal with something thoroughly: we thought our legal department had covered all the bases in our terms and conditions. cover one's back (or N. Amer. ass ) informal foresee and avoid the possibility of attack or criticism. cover oneself in (or with ) glory [ often negative ] perform very well: we didn't exactly cover ourselves in glory with our batting. cover one's position Finance purchase securities in order to be able to fulfil a commitment to sell. cover one's tracks conceal evidence of one's activities. cover the waterfront N. Amer. informal cover every aspect of something: while half the dishes are Italian, the kitchen covers the waterfront from Greece to Morocco. from cover to cover from beginning to end of a book or magazine. take cover protect oneself from attack by ducking down into or under a shelter: if the bombing starts, take cover in the basement. under cover under a roof or other shelter. under cover of concealed by: the yacht made landfall under cover of darkness. • while pretending to do: Moran watched every move under cover of reading the newspaper. under plain cover in an envelope or parcel without any marks to identify the sender. under separate cover in a separate envelope. PHRASAL VERBS cover something up try to hide the fact of illegal or illicit activity: the prime minister was accused of trying to cover up the scandal. DERIVATIVES coverable adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- (expressing intensive force ) + operire ‘to cover ’. The noun is partly a variant of covert .

 

coverage

cover |age |ˈkʌv (ə )rɪdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the extent to which something deals with something else: the grammar did not offer total coverage of the language. • the treatment of an issue by the media: the programme won an award for its news coverage. • the area reached by a broadcasting station or advertising medium: a network of eighty transmitters would give nationwide coverage. 2 the area that can be covered by a specified volume or weight of a substance: coverage is 6.5 square metres per litre. 3 US the amount of protection given by an insurance policy. 4 American Football the manner in which a defender or a defensive team cover a player, an area, or a play.

 

coverall

coverall |ˈkʌvərɔːl |N. Amer. ▶noun (usu. coveralls ) overalls. ▶adjective inclusive: a coverall term.

 

cover charge

cover charge ▶noun a flat fee paid for admission to a restaurant, bar, club, etc.

 

cover crop

cover crop ▶noun a crop grown for the protection and enrichment of the soil.

 

Coverdale, Miles

Coverdale, Miles |ˈkʌvədeɪl | (1488 –1568 ), English biblical scholar. He translated the first complete printed English Bible (1535 ), published in Zurich while he was in exile for preaching against confession and images. He also edited the Great Bible of 1539.

 

cover drive

cover drive ▶noun Cricket a drive past cover point.

 

covered wagon

cov ered wag on ▶noun a horse- or mule-drawn wagon topped with a spacious. arched canvas-covered framework. Covered wagons were the common transport for the western-moving North American pioneers of the 19th century. See also Conestoga wagon, prairie schooner. covered wagon

 

cover girl

cover girl ▶noun a female model whose picture appears on magazine covers.

 

cover glass

cover glass ▶noun another term for coverslip.

 

covering

cover |ing |ˈkʌv (ə )rɪŋ | ▶noun a thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else: a vinyl floor covering. • [ usu. in sing. ] a layer of something that covers something else: the sky was obscured by a covering of cloud.

 

covering letter

covering letter (also covering note, N. Amer. cover letter ) ▶noun Brit. a letter sent with, and explaining the contents of, another document or a parcel of goods.

 

coverlet

cover |let |ˈkʌvəlɪt | ▶noun a bedspread. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French covrelet, from Old French covrir ‘to cover ’ + lit ‘bed ’.

 

cover note

cover note ▶noun Brit. a temporary certificate showing that a person has a current insurance policy.

 

cover point

cover point ▶noun Cricket a fielding position a little in front of the batsman on the off side and halfway to the boundary. • a fielder at cover point.

 

cover sheet

cov er sheet ▶noun 1 a page sent as the first page of a fax transmission, identifying the sender, number of pages, etc. 2 a page placed before a manuscript or report, typically with the name of the author, title of the book or report, and date.

 

coverslip

cover |slip ▶noun a small, thin piece of glass used to cover and protect a specimen on a microscope slide.

 

cover story

cover story ▶noun 1 a magazine article that is illustrated or advertised on the front cover. 2 a fictitious account invented to conceal a person's identity or reasons for doing something.

 

covert

cov ¦ert ▶adjective |ˈkʌvət, ˈkəʊvəːt |not openly acknowledged or displayed: covert operations against the dictatorship. ▶noun |ˈkʌvət, ˈkʌvə | 1 a thicket in which game can hide. 2 Ornithology a feather covering the base of a main flight or tail feather of a bird. DERIVATIVES covertly adverb, covertness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the general senses ‘covered ’ and ‘a cover ’): from Old French, ‘covered ’, past participle of covrir (see cover ).

 

covert coat

cov ¦ert coat |ˈkʌvət | ▶noun Brit. a short, light overcoat designed to be worn for outdoor sports such as shooting and riding.

 

coverture

coverture |ˈkʌvətjʊə | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] literary protective or concealing covering. 2 Law, historical the legal status of a married woman, considered to be under her husband's protection and authority. ORIGIN Middle English (originally denoting a coverlet or garment ): from Old French, from covrir ‘to cover ’.

 

cover-up

cover-up ▶noun 1 an attempt to prevent people discovering the truth about a serious mistake or crime. 2 a loose outer garment, as worn over a swimsuit or exercise outfit.

 

cover version

cover ver |sion ▶noun see cover ( sense 4 of the noun ).

 

covet

covet |ˈkʌvɪt | ▶verb ( covets, coveting, coveted ) [ with obj. ] yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another ): I covet one of their smart bags | (as adj. coveted ) : I gave up a coveted job, that of editor-in-chief. DERIVATIVES covetable adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cuveitier, based on Latin cupiditas (see cupidity ).

 

covetous

covet |ous |ˈkʌvɪtəs | ▶adjective having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else: she fingered the linen with covetous hands. DERIVATIVES covetously adverb, covetousness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French coveitous, based on Latin cupiditas (see cupidity ).

 

covey

covey |ˈkʌvi | ▶noun ( pl. coveys ) a small flock of birds, especially partridge. • a small group of people or things: coveys of actors rushed through the rooms. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French covee, feminine past participle of cover, from Latin cubare ‘lie down ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

cove

cove noun a small sandy cove: bay, inlet, fjord, anchorage.

 

covenant

covenant noun a breach of the covenant: contract, agreement, undertaking, commitment, guarantee, warrant, pledge, promise, bond, indenture; pact, deal, settlement, arrangement, understanding. ▶verb the landlord covenants to repair the property: undertake, contract, guarantee, pledge, promise, agree, engage, warrant, commit oneself, bind oneself.

 

cover

cover verb 1 she covered her face with a towel: protect, shield, shelter; hide, conceal, veil. ANTONYMS expose, reveal. 2 his car was covered in mud: cake, coat, encrust, plaster, smother, daub, bedaub. 3 snow covered the fields: blanket, overlay, overspread, carpet, coat; literary mantle. 4 a course covering all aspects of the business: deal with, consider, take in, include, involve, comprise, incorporate, embrace. 5 the trial was covered by several newspapers: report on, write about, describe, commentate on, publish /broadcast details of. 6 he turned on the radio to cover the noise of the air conditioner: mask, disguise, hide, camouflage, muffle, block out, stifle, smother. 7 I'm covering for Jill: stand in for, fill in for, deputize for, take over from, relieve, take the place of, sit in for, understudy, hold the fort; informal sub for, pinch-hit for. 8 can you make enough to cover your costs? pay (for ), be enough for, fund, finance; pay back, make up for, offset. 9 your home is covered against damage and loss: insure, protect, secure, underwrite, assure, indemnify. 10 we covered ten miles each day: travel, journey, go, do, traverse. ▶noun 1 a protective cover | a manhole cover. See covering (sense 1 of the noun ). 2 a book cover: binding, jacket, dust jacket, dust cover, wrapper. 3 (covers ) she pulled the covers over her head: bedding, bedclothes, sheets, blankets. 4 a thick cover of snow: coating, coat, covering, layer, carpet, blanket, overlay, dusting, film, sheet, veneer, crust, skin, cloak, mantle, veil, pall, shroud. 5 panicking onlookers ran for cover: shelter, protection, refuge, sanctuary, haven, hiding place. 6 there is considerable game cover around the lake: undergrowth, vegetation, greenery, woodland, trees, bushes, brush, scrub, plants; covert, thicket, copse. 7 the company was a cover for an international swindle: front, facade, smokescreen, screen, blind, camouflage, disguise, mask, cloak. 8 on weekends there's a cover to get in the bar: cover charge, entry charge, entrance fee, admission charge, price of admission. PHRASES cover up they allegedly tried to cover up the accidental shooting: conceal, hide, keep secret, hush up, draw a veil over, suppress, sweep under the carpet, gloss over, keep dark; informal whitewash, keep a /the lid on.

 

coverage

coverage noun 1 up-to-the-minute coverage of the situation: reportage, reporting, description, treatment, handling, presentation, investigation, commentary; reports, articles, pieces, stories, ink. 2 your policy provides coverage against damage by fire: insurance, protection, security, assurance, indemnification, indemnity, compensation.

 

covering

covering noun 1 a plastic covering: awning, canopy, tarpaulin, cowling, cowl, casing, housing; wrapping, wrapper, cover, envelope, sheath, sleeve, jacket, lid, top, cap. 2 a covering of snow: layer, coating, coat, carpet, blanket, overlay, topping, dusting, film, sheet, veneer, crust, skin, cloak, mantle, veil. ▶adjective a covering letter: accompanying, explanatory, introductory, prefatory.

 

coverlet

coverlet noun a queen-size flannel coverlet: bedspread, bedcover, cover, throw, duvet, quilt, eiderdown, comforter; dated counterpane.

 

covert

covert adjective covert plans to sell arms: secret, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, backstairs, backroom, hidden, under-the-table, concealed, private, undercover, underground; informal hush-hush. ANTONYMS overt.

 

cover-up

cover-up noun the aides were implicated in the cover-up: whitewash, concealment, false front, facade, camouflage, disguise, mask, veneer, pretext.

 

covet

covet verb even with all they have, they covet the wealth of others: desire, yearn for, crave, have one's heart set on, want, wish for, long for, hanker after /for, hunger after /for, thirst for.

 

covetous

covetous adjective this covetous man will never be satisfied: grasping, greedy, acquisitive, desirous, possessive, envious, green with envy, green-eyed. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See greedy . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

covey

covey noun a covey of audition hopefuls were lined up in the lobby: group, gang, troop, troupe, party, company, band, bevy, flock; knot, cluster; informal bunch, gaggle, posse, crew.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

cove

cove noun the steps carved out of the cliff led down to a small sandy cove: bay, inlet, indentation, fjord, natural harbour, anchorage; Scottish (sea ) loch; Irish lough.

 

covenant

covenant noun there is a landlord's covenant to repair the property: contract, compact, treaty, pact, accord, deal, bargain, settlement, concordat, protocol, entente, agreement, arrangement, understanding, pledge, promise, bond, indenture, guarantee, warrant; undertaking, commitment. ▶verb the landlord covenants to repair the property: undertake, give an undertaking, pledge, promise, agree, contract, vow, guarantee, warrant, commit oneself, bind oneself, give one's word, enter into an agreement, engage; archaic plight (oneself ).

 

cover

cover verb 1 Jack covered the children with the blanket: put something on top of, place something over, place under cover; protect, shield, shelter; envelop, enfold, engulf, enclose, tuck, cup, surround, house, sink, embed, bury, submerge, immerse. ANTONYMS reveal. 2 his car was covered in mud: cake, coat, encrust, plaster, spread thickly, smother, daub, smear, bedaub, overspread; literary besmear. 3 snow covered the fields: blanket, overlay, overspread, carpet, overlie, extend over, layer, coat, film, submerge; literary mantle, pave. 4 the scheme covers six local libraries: include, involve, take in, deal with, contain, comprise, provide for, embrace, embody, incorporate, subsume, refer to, consider. 5 the trial was covered by a range of newspapers: report, write up, write about, describe, commentate on, tell of, write /give an account of, publish /broadcast details of, investigate, look into, enquire into. 6 he turned on the radio to cover their conversation: mask, disguise, obscure, hide, stop something being overheard, muffle, stifle, smother; camouflage, blot out, cloak, veil, shroud, swathe, secrete, envelop; literary enshroud. 7 if the sergeant wants to know where you are, I'll cover for you: give an alibi to, provide with an alibi, shield, protect; informal alibi. ANTONYMS give away. 8 they could train an extra secretary to cover for others who are on holiday or sick leave: stand in for, fill in for, act as stand-in for, deputize for, act as deputy for, substitute for, act as substitute for, take over from, double for, be a substitute for; replace, relieve, take the place of, act in place of, do duty for, do a locum for, be a locum for, sit in for, understudy; hold the fort, step into the breach; informal sub for, fill someone's shoes /boots; N. Amer. informal pinch-hit for. 9 can you make enough to cover your costs? offset, counterbalance, balance, cancel out, make up for, pay back, pay, pay for, be enough for, fund, finance, make up, have enough money for, provide for. 10 your home is covered against damage and loss: insure, protect, secure, underwrite, provide insurance for, assure, indemnify. 11 we covered ten miles each day: travel, journey, go, do, put behind one, get under one's belt, travel over, pass over, journey over /across, traverse, cross, go across, make one's way across, range /tramp over. PHRASES cover something up the government has repeatedly tried to cover up the army's role: conceal, hide; keep secret, hush up, keep dark, draw a veil over, suppress, sweep under the carpet, gloss over; informal whitewash, keep a /the lid on. ANTONYMS expose. ▶noun 1 a dust cover for the keyboard: sleeve, wrapping, wrapper, covering, envelope, sheath, sheathing, housing, jacket, casing, cowling; awning, tarpaulin; lid, top, cap. 2 a book cover: binding, case; boards; jacket, dust jacket, dust cover, wrapper. 3 (covers ) she pulled the covers up over her head: bedclothes, bedding, sheets, blankets, linen; duvet, quilt, eiderdown; bedspread, counterpane. 4 a thick cover of snow: coating, coat, covering, layer, carpet, blanket, overlay, topping, dusting, cloak, mantle, canopy, film, sheet, veneer, crust, surface, skim, skin, thickness, deposit, veil, pall, shroud. 5 panicking onlookers ran for cover: shelter, protection, refuge, hiding, concealment, housing, sanctuary; shield, defence, haven, hiding place. 6 there is considerable game cover around the lake: undergrowth, vegetation, shrubbery, greenery, ground cover, underwood, copsewood, brushwood, brush, scrub, underscrub; woodland, forest, jungle; bushes, plants; covert, thicket, copse, coppice; N. Amer. underbrush, underbush, shin-tangle; SE English frith; archaic rone; rare herbage, verdure. 7 the company was a cover for an international swindle: front, facade, smokescreen, screen, blind, deception, camouflage, disguise, mask, cloak, pretext, masquerade, feint. 8 Brit. your policy already provides cover against damage by subsidence: insurance, protection, security, assurance, indemnification, indemnity, compensation. 9 the information you requested is being sent under separate cover: envelope, wrapper, package; wrapping, packaging.

 

coverage

coverage noun they praised the newspaper's coverage of sport: reporting, reportage, description, treatment, handling, presentation; investigation, exploration, consideration, study, analysis, commentary; reports, accounts, articles, pieces, stories.

 

covering

covering noun 1 the canvas covering of the back of the wagon: awning, tarpaulin, cowling, casing, housing; wrapping, wrapper, cover, envelope, sheath, sheathing, sleeve, jacket, lid, top, cap. 2 a decent covering of snow on the slopes: layer, coating, coat, cover, carpet, blanket, overlay, topping, dusting, cloak, mantle, canopy, film, sheet, veneer, crust, surface, skim, skin, thickness, deposit, veil, pall, shroud. ▶adjective a covering letter: accompanying, associated; explanatory, expository, introductory, prefatory, descriptive.

 

coverlet

coverlet noun she pulled back the coverlet from the bed: bedspread, bedcover, cover, throw, afghan; duvet, quilt; Brit. eiderdown; N. Amer. spread, comforter; dated counterpane.

 

covert

covert adjective a covert rescue mission at night: secret, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hole-in-the-corner, closet, behind-the-scenes, backstairs, back-alley, under-the-table, hugger-mugger, concealed, hidden, private; sly, sneaky, underhand; undercover, underground; informal hush-hush. ANTONYMS overt; above board.

 

cover-up

cover-up noun the other officers charged were mostly implicated in the cover-up rather than the massacre itself: whitewash, concealment, deception, suppression, false front, facade, veneer, pretext; -gate, camouflage, disguise, mask. ANTONYMS exposé.

 

covet

covet verb people still coveted things which didn't belong to them: desire, be consumed with desire for, crave, have one's heart set on; want, wish for, long for, yearn for, dream of, aspire to, hanker for, hanker after, hunger after /for, thirst for, ache for, fancy, burn for, pant for.

 

covetous

covetous adjective the covetous man will never have enough: grasping, greedy, rapacious, insatiable, yearning, acquisitive, desirous, possessive, selfish; jealous, envious, green with envy, green, green-eyed; grudging, begrudging; N. Amer. informal grabby. ANTONYMS satisfied.

 

covey

covey noun a covey of partridges | a covey of young ladies trooped through: group, gang, troop, troupe, party, company, band, body, crowd, pack, army, herd, flock, bevy, drove, horde, galaxy, assemblage, gathering; knot, cluster; informal bunch, gaggle, posse, crew.

 

Duden Dictionary

Coventry

Co ven t ry , Co ven try Eigenname |ˈkɔvn̩tri |Stadt in England

 

Cover

Co ver Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈkavɐ |das Cover; Genitiv: des Covers, Plural: die Cover [s ] englisch cover, zu: to cover = bedecken < französisch couvrir, Couvert a Titelseite, Titelbild, Titelblatt b Hülle von Tonträgern und Büchern

 

Coverband

Co ver band Substantiv, feminin , die |…bɛnt englisch …bænd |englisch cover band, aus: cover (Cover ) und band, Band Band, die bekannte Stücke von berühmten Bands [originalgetreu ] nachspielt

 

Coverboy

Co ver boy Substantiv, maskulin , der aus Cover a und Boy a auf einem Cover a abgebildetes männliches Fotomodell b Dressman b

 

Covercoat

Co ver coat Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈkavɐkoʊt |aus Cover und Coat 1 fein meliertes, dem Gabardine ähnliches Wollgewebe 2 dreiviertellanger Mantel aus Covercoat 1

 

Covergirl

Co ver girl Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈkavɐɡəːl |englisch cover girl auf einem Cover a abgebildetes weibliches Fotomodell

 

covern

co vern schwaches Verb |ˈkavɐn |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « als Coverversion aufnehmen, herausbringen

 

Coverstory

Co ver sto ry Substantiv, feminin , die Titelgeschichte; besonders herausgestellter Bericht einer Zeitung oder Zeitschrift

 

Coverup

Co ver up Substantiv, Neutrum Boxen , das Cover-up |kavɐˈ |ap |das Coverup; Genitiv: des Coverup englisch cover-up, zu: to cover up = bedecken volle Körperdeckung

 

Cover-up

Co ver-up Substantiv, Neutrum Boxen , das Coverup |kavɐˈ |ap |das Cover-up; Genitiv: des Cover-up englisch cover-up, zu: to cover up = bedecken volle Körperdeckung

 

Coverversion

Co ver ver si on Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈkavɐvɛrzi̯oːn englisch …vəːʃn |(in der Unterhaltungsmusik ) Fassung eines älteren Titels mit [einem ] anderen Interpreten

 

French Dictionary

cover charge

cover charge FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme au sens de prix d ’entrée, droit d ’entrée. Note Technique L ’expression anglaise « no cover charge » se rend par entrée libre.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cove

cove 1 /koʊv /名詞 C 1 (小さな )湾, 入り江 .2 山のほら穴, 隠れ場所, 奥地 .

 

cove

cove 2 名詞 C ｟英 やや古 ｠人, やつ (fellow ).

 

coven

cov en /kʌ́v (ə )n /名詞 C (通例13人の )魔女の集まり, 定期的な集会 .

 

covenant

cov e nant /kʌ́v (ə )nənt /名詞 C 1 (正式な )契約, 協定, 誓約 (pledge ).2 (寄付金などの )定期支払契約 .3 〘法 〙捺印 （なついん ）契約書 [証書 ].4 〖the C- 〗〘聖書 〙(神と人間との )約束, 契約 ▸ the Ark of the Covenant 聖約の箱 動詞 他動詞 〖～ that節 /to do 〗…ということを […すると ]契約 [誓約 ]する .

 

Coventry

Cov en try /kʌ́v (ə )ntri |kɔ́v -/名詞 コヴェントリー 〘イングランド West Midlandsの工業都市 〙▸ send A to Coventry (罰として )A 〈人 〉をのけ者 [仲間はずれ ]にする

 

cover

cov er /kʌ́və r /〖原義は 「完全に (co )覆う 」〗(名 )coverage 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…で » 〈物など 〉を覆う , 包む ; …にふたをする ; «…を » 〈物など 〉にかぶせる (up ) «with » ▸ cover a bowl with plastic wrap ボウルにラップをかぶせる ▸ cover one's face with both hands 両手で顔を覆う ▸ a table covered with a white cloth 白い布がかかったテーブル 2 a. 〈物 人が 〉 «…で /…して » 〈物など 〉を覆い隠す , 覆うほどある «with , in /by do ing » ; 【ペンキ 壁紙を 】〈壁など 〉に塗る , 張る «with » ▸ The frost covered the ground .霜が地面全体を覆っていた ▸ He covered the table with his sketches .彼はテーブルをスケッチでいっぱいにした .b. 〖通例be ～ed 〗【液体 雪 砂などに 】〈物 人 〉が 覆われる , まみれる , 包まれる «with , in , by » (!withは表面が見えないよう隠れている状態, inは液体などですっかり覆われている状態, byは覆う動作を強調する時に用いる ) ▸ The floor [His hand ] was covered with [in ] blood .床は血だらけ [彼の手は血まみれ ]だった ▸ a desk covered with bills [dust ]請求書 [ほこり ]だらけの机 c. 〖～ oneself /be ～ed 〗〈人 物が 〉【物 事を 】身に受ける , になう «with » ▸ cover oneself with glory 栄光に浴する ▸ be covered with disgrace 汚辱にまみれる .3 〈人 乗り物が 〉〈ある距離 時間 〉を移動する , 行く ▸ I've only covered five miles today .今日はたったの5マイルしか進んでいない ▸ We've covered a lot of ground in the last two hours .この2時間で私たちはかなりの距離を移動しました 4 〈物が 〉〈地域 範囲など 〉に及ぶ , 広がる ▸ The city covers five square miles .市域は5平方マイルに及ぶ ▸ Dark clouds are covering the sky .黒い雲が空一面に広がっている 5 〈人 事 物が 〉〈話題 対象など 〉を含む , 扱う , …にわたる ▸ This book covers a lot [variety ] of topics .この本はいろんな話題を扱っている ▸ The salesman covers all of Asia .その外交員はアジア全域が担当です 6 〈法律 規則などが 〉〈状況など 〉を対象とする ; …に及ぶ , わたる ▸ a law covering computer crimes コンピュータ犯罪を扱う法律 7 〈報道機関 人などが 〉〈事件など 〉を報道する , 取材する ▸ The program covers a different subject each week .その番組は毎週違う話題を放送する 8 〈保険が 〉〈人 物など 〉をカバーしている , 保証 [補償 ]対象とする ▸ The insurance covers (your house against ) fire and earthquake damage .その保険は火災 地震が保障範囲です ▸ people not covered by the national health program 国民健保制度の対象になっていない人々 9 〈損失 費用など 〉をまかなう , 補う , 埋める ▸ cover the cost of fuel 燃料費をまかなう ▸ I don't have enough money to cover the airfare .航空運賃に足るお金がない 10 a. 〈人が 〉〈人など 〉をかばって銃を構える , 援護する , 守る ▸ Okay. You go. I'll cover you .よし, 先に行くんだ . おれが援護 (射撃 )するから .b. 〈人が 〉〈人 場所など 〉を射程内にとらえる , 包囲する ▸ cover A with a pistol A 〈人 〉にピストルを突き付ける ▸ The fortress covers the whole valley .その要塞 （ようさい ）は渓谷全体を攻撃範囲に収めている .c. 〈場所 〉を見張る .11 〘スポーツ 〙〈相手 〉をガード [マーク ]する ; 〈守備範囲 〉を守る , カバーする .12 …の代理をする .13 〘トランプ 〙〈出た札 〉よりも上位の札を出す .14 〈賭 （か ）け金 〉の担保を入れる, 〈賭け 〉を受け入れる ; 〈相手と同額 〉の賭け金を積む .15 〘楽 〙〈曲 〉のカバーバージョンをレコーディングする , …をカバーする .16 〈親鳥が 〉〈卵 〉をかかえる ; 〈雌 〉と交尾する .自動詞 1 【人の 】代理を務める «for » ▸ Lance is ill. I'm covering for him .ランスは病気で, 私が代理で働いています 2 〘トランプ 〙(出た札よりも )上位の札を出す .c ó ver for A 1 ↑自動詞 1 .2 (うそをついたりして )A 〈人 〉をかばう .c ò ver A í n [í n A ]1 A 〈穴 墓など 〉を埋める, ふさぐ .2 A 〈家 通路など 〉に屋根を付ける .c ò ver one s è lf ú p (寒さをしのぐため )体をすっぽりと包む .c ò ver A ó ver [ó ver A ]A 〈穴など 〉をすっかり覆う [覆いふさぐ ]; A 〈失敗など 〉を隠す .c ò ver ú p 1 (寒さをしのぐため )身を包む, 服を着る .2 【人を 】かばう «for » .c ò ver A ú p [ú p A ]1 ↑他動詞 1 .2 A 〈失敗 事実など 〉を隠す ▸ cover up one's heart 本心を隠す 3 〘ボクシング 〙〈頭 胴体 〉を両腕でガードする .名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C a. カバー , 覆い ; 包み紙 ▸ put a cover on the bike 自転車にカバーをかける ▸ She took the cover off the pot .彼女はポットにかぶせたカバーを取った ▸ a plastic cover プラスチックのカバー b. 〖～s 〗寝具 , 布団類 (!毛布 ベッドカバーなどベッド上にあるもの全般 ) ▸ hide under the covers 布団に隠れる ▸ pull the covers up to one's chin [over one's shoulders ]布団をあご [肩口 ]まで引っぱりあげる 2 C (本の )表紙 (→book ), 外側 , 裏表紙 (!ブックカバーはjacket ) ; (CD レコードの )ジャケット ▸ Who is on the cover of Newsweek? ニューズウィーク誌の表紙はだれですか ▸ She read that novel from cover to cover .彼女はその小説を最後まで読んだ (!ここでは無冠詞 ) 3 U 避難場所 , 隠れ家 ; 〘軍 〙援護 (物 ); (猟獣の )隠れ場所 〘茂みなど 〙▸ run for cover 避難場所へ逃げ込む ▸ There's no cover here from our enemies .ここには敵から隠れる場所はない 4 U «…に対する » 保険 (の補償額 [範囲 ]) «against » ▸ adequate insurance cover 十分な保険による補償 5 C 〖通例単数形で 〗【犯罪などの 】隠れ 蓑 （みの ）, 偽りの仕事 [身元 ], 口実 «for » ▸ The shop was used as a cover for illegal drug dealing .違法な麻薬取引の隠れ蓑としてその店は利用されていた 6 C U 封筒 , 小包 ▸ under separate [the same ] cover 別便で [同封して ]7 C (食卓の )1人前の食器 , 1人前 (の用意 ) 〘食卓布をかけてその上に皿 ナプキン ナイフ フォークなどを並べることから 〙▸ lay covers for twenty 20人分の食事を用意する .8 C 〘楽 〙カバー (曲 )(cover version )▸ do a cover of Madonna's song マドンナの曲のカバーを演奏する 9 U 〘クリケット 〙後衛 (の位置 )(cover point ); 〘テニス 〙カバー 〘守備の広さ 〙.10 U 取材 , 報道 .11 U (特定の地域の )植生 .bl ò w A's c ó ver A 〈人 〉の正体を暴く, ばらす .br è ak c ó ver 隠れ場所から出る ; 〘軍 〙(地形などを利用して )隠れる .t à ke c ó ver 避難する, 隠れる .under c ó ver 1 〈人が 〉身元を偽って ; こっそりと .2 〈人が 〉身を守って, 防いで .3 封筒に入れて (↑名詞 6 ).under (the ) c ó ver of A 1 A 〈暗やみなど 〉に隠れて, 援護されて ▸ under cover of darkness [night ]暗やみ [やみ夜 ]に紛れて 2 Aを装って, Aにかこつけて ▸ under cover of friendship 友情を装って .～́ ch à rge チャージ料, 席料 〘レストランなどで飲食代に加えて払う料金 〙.～́ cr ò p 間作 〘寒い時期に植えるクローバー エンドウなど 〙.～́ g ì rl カバーガール (｟男女共用 ｠cover model ) 〘雑誌の表紙を飾る女性モデル 〙.～́ [｟英 ｠～́ ing ] l è tter カバーレター, 添え状 .～́ n ò te ｟英 ｠(火災保険の )仮契約書 .～́ pl à te カバープレート, 目板 .～́ st ò ry 1 (雑誌の )表紙関連記事 .2 作り話 .

 

coverage

cov er age /kʌ́v (ə )rɪdʒ /→cover 名詞 U 1 a. (テレビ ラジオ 新聞などの )報道 [取材 ] (の範囲 )▸ the BBC's live coverage of general elections BBCの総選挙実況報道 ▸ the press coverage マスコミ報道 b. (テレビ ラジオの )視聴可能範囲 , サービス区域 .c. (新聞などの )普及率 .2 〖時にa ～〗(保険約款 （やっかん ）に基づく )補償額 [範囲 ], 保険 (の範囲 )▸ This medical treatment is not included in the insurance coverage .この治療は保険の適用範囲外だ 3 (授業などの )履修範囲 ; (一般的に )取り扱い範囲 , 適用範囲 .4 正貨準備 (金 ).

 

coverall

c ó ver à ll /-rɔ́ːl /名詞 C ｟米 ｠〖通例 ～s 〗作業着, つなぎ服 (｟英 ｠boiler suit )(→overalls ).

 

covered

c ó v ered 形容詞 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗屋根つきの 〈場所など 〉, ふたつきの 〈物など 〉▸ a covered mall [market ]屋根つきのショッピングセンター [市場 ]2 〖複合語を作って 〗…で覆われた ▸ chocolate- covered strawberries チョコでコーティングしたイチゴ ▸ the snow- covered Alps 雪に覆われたアルプス 3 隠れた .～̀ w á gon ほろ馬車 〘米開拓時代の屋根つきの馬車 〙.

 

covering

cov er ing /kʌ́v (ə )rɪŋ /名詞 U C 1 覆うこと ; 援護 （えんご ）, 遮蔽 （しやへい ）▸ covering fire 援護射撃 .2 覆う物, カバー, 覆い, ふた .～́ l è tter [n ò te ]｟英 ｠添え手紙, 添付文書 [説明書 ](｟米 ｠cover letter ) 〘文書 小包などに添える説明の手紙 〙.

 

coverlet

cov er let /kʌ́və r lət /名詞 C ｟やや古 ｠ベッドの上掛け .

 

covert

cov ert /kóʊvəː r t, -̀-́ |kʌ́vət, kə́ʊ -/形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗ひそかな, 隠された, 覆われた (↔overt )▸ covert actions [operations ]秘密 (調査 )活動 名詞 /kʌ́və r t, kóʊvəː r t |kʌ́vət C /1 (動物の隠れる )茂み, やぶ .2 覆い, 覆う物 .3 〖～s 〗〘鳥 〙雨覆 （あまおおい ）羽 .～ly 副詞 ひそかに, 隠れて .

 

coverup

c ó ver ù p /-rʌ̀p /名詞 C 1 (犯罪 過ちなどの )もみ消し (工作 ), 隠ぺい .2 (女性用の )上っ張り 〘ゆったりしたブラウスなど 〙.

 

covet

cov et /kʌ́vət /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈他人のものなど 〉を強く [むやみに ]欲しがる, 熱望する (desire ).

 

coveted

c ó v et ed /-tɪd /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗強く欲しがられる 〈賞 映画の役など 〉, 熱望された .

 

covetous

cov et ous /kʌ́vətəs /形容詞 ｟かたく 非難して ｠【他人のもの 富などを 】強く [むやみに ]欲しがる, 熱望する «of » .～ly 副詞 (他人のものを )むやみに欲しがって .～ness 名詞 U むやみに欲しがること, どん欲 .

 

covey

cov ey /kʌ́vi /名詞 複 ～s C 1 (ウズラ (鳥の )シャコなどの )小さな群れ, 一群 .2 人の集まり, 一団 .