blanket
noun
[ ˈblaŋkɪt ]
• a large piece of woollen or similar material used as a covering on a bed or elsewhere for warmth.
• "I slept on the ground covered by my blanket"
Similar:
cover,
covering,
rug,
afghan,
quilt,
eiderdown,
duvet,
bedcover,
bedspread,
throw-over,
bedclothes,
throw,
spread,
kaross,
serape,
coverlet,
counterpane,
• a rubber surface used for transferring the image in ink from the plate to the paper in offset printing.
blanket
adjective
• covering all cases or instances; total and inclusive.
• "a blanket ban on tobacco advertising"
Similar:
wholesale,
across the board,
outright,
indiscriminate,
overall,
general,
mass,
umbrella,
inclusive,
all-inclusive,
all-round,
sweeping,
total,
complete,
comprehensive,
thorough,
extensive,
wide-ranging,
far-reaching,
large-scale,
widespread,
universal,
global,
worldwide,
international,
nationwide,
countrywide,
coast-to-coast,
company-wide,
blanket
verb
• cover completely with a thick layer of something.
• "the countryside was blanketed in snow"
Similar:
cover,
coat,
carpet,
overlay,
overlie,
overspread,
extend over,
cap,
top,
crown,
conceal,
obscure,
blot out,
hide,
mask,
cloud,
cloak,
veil,
shroud,
swathe,
envelop,
submerge,
surround,
mantle,
enshroud,
• take wind from the sails of (another craft) by passing to windward.
Origin:
Middle English (denoting undyed woollen cloth): via Old Northern French from Old French blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin.
