Definition of covering Covering
/kʌˈvɚɪŋ/ - [kuvering] - cov•er•ing
We found 14 definitions of covering from 6 different sources.
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NounPlural: coverings |
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| covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) | ||
| artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole | ||
| artificial skin a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims | ||
| bootleg the part of a boot above the instep | ||
| bubble a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic | ||
| canopy a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather | ||
| casing the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" | ||
| chafing gear covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction | ||
| cloak a loose outer garment | ||
| cloth covering a covering made of cloth | ||
| article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | ||
| coat, coating growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal | ||
| cover plate covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle | ||
| drape a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination | ||
| earmuff either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather | ||
| fig leaf a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful | ||
| finger one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb | ||
| flap any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" | ||
| floor cover, floor covering a covering for a floor | ||
| folder covering that is folded over to protect the contents | ||
| footgear, footwear covering for a person's feet | ||
| exhaust hood, hood (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal | ||
| hood (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal | ||
| imbrication, lapping, overlapping covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) | ||
| instep the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot | ||
| mask activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship" | ||
| matting a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) | ||
| mercy seat the golden covering of the ark of the covenant | ||
| paddle-box, paddle box a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel | ||
| planking the work of covering an area with planks | ||
| protective cover, protective covering, protection the tough natural covering of some organisms | ||
| covert, concealment, screen, cover a flock of coots | ||
| swathing cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby) | ||
| thumb the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb | ||
| toe the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes | ||
| cover, top fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal" | ||
| upholstery the craft of upholstering | ||
| covering - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" | ||
| natural covering, cover | ||
| natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man | ||
| scale a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals | ||
| shell the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod | ||
| test the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" | ||
| body covering any covering for the body or a body part | ||
| sheath, case a protective covering (as for a knife or sword) | ||
| integument an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell | ||
| blanket, mantle bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" | ||
| crust, encrustation, incrustation the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties | ||
| envelope any wrapper or covering | ||
| cap, hood a tight-fitting headdress | ||
| indument, indumentum a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect | ||
| roof a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building | ||
| shell the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod | ||
| eggshell, shell the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod | ||
| skim reading or glancing through quickly | ||
| slough any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) | ||
| snowcap a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak) | ||
| vesture something that covers or cloaks like a garment; "fields in a vesture of green" | ||
| peridium outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi | ||
| pericarp, seed vessel the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary | ||
| floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium, chlamys collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils | ||
| theca, sac outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects | ||
| indusium a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern | ||
| covering - the act of protecting something by covering it | ||
| protection payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" | ||
| covering - the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; | ||
| application, coating | ||
| manual labor, manual labour labor done with the hands | ||
| anointing, anointment the act of applying oil or an oily liquid | ||
| fumigation the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it | ||
| foliation the work of coating glass with metal foil | ||
| galvanisation, galvanization either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting | ||
| lubrication an application of a lubricant to something | ||
| pavage, paving a tax toward paving streets | ||
| painting the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" | ||
| spraying the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer | ||
| tin-plating, tinning the application of a protective layer of tin | ||
| tinning the application of a protective layer of tin | ||
| paperhanging, papering the application of wallpaper | ||
| daubing, plastering the application of plaster | ||
| plating the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis) | ||
| scumble the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture | ||
| tiling the application of tiles to cover a surface | ||
| waxing the application of wax to a surface | ||
| covering - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" | ||
| cover, screening, masking | ||
| concealing, hiding, concealment the state of being hidden; "he went into hiding" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- covering (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Cover - covering (n.)
Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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covering
Structure or material that covers an edifice. -
covering
Something put around something else, usually in order to give it another look or to protect it from its environment.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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covering
Standing exactly in front or in rear of another man or an object.
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