All covering synonyms
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C c noun covering
- shelter β something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- housing β a covering of cloth for the back and flanks of a horse or other animal, for protection or ornament.
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- integument β a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind.
- casing β A casing is a substance or object that covers something and protects it.
- top β Technical/Office Protocol
- lid β a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- layer β protocol layer
- wrapper β a person or thing that wraps.
- shell β a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
- jacket β a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
preposition covering
- on top of β the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- around β To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
general covering
- pod β the straight groove or channel in the body of certain augers or bits.
adjective covering
- at length β If someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time.
- hiding β the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
- attire β Your attire is the clothes you are wearing.
- dishabille β the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
- nude β naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
- protective β having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- rambling β aimlessly wandering.
- depth β The depth of something such as a river or hole is the distance downwards from its top surface, or between its upper and lower surfaces.
- custodial β Custodial means relating to keeping people in prison.
- here and there β in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
- in the altogether β wholly; entirely; completely; quite: altogether fitting.
- garment β any article of clothing: dresses, suits, and other garments.
- ranging β the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- surface β the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- occupying β to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- stark-naked β absolutely naked.
- facial β of the face: facial expression.
- conservational β the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
- voluminous β forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
- buck naked β Someone who is buck naked is not wearing any clothes at all.
adverb covering
- on high β having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- straight up β without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- over β above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- on β so as to be or remain supported by or suspended from: Put your package down on the table; Hang your coat on the hook.
- overtop β to rise over or above the top of: a skyscraper that overtops all the other buildings.