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Definition of 'blanket'

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Noun

  1. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
       Synonyms: cover
  2. anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"
       Synonyms: mantle
  3. a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor

Verb

  1. cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields"
  2. form a blanket-like cover (over)

Adjective

  1. 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"
       Synonyms: across-the-board all-embracing all-encompassing all-inclusive broad encompassing extensive panoptic wide


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