Crossword clues for covered
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Covered \Cov"ered\ (k?v"?rd), a. 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 garrison an open line of communication around the works, and a standing place beyond the ditch. See Illust. of Ravelin.
Covet \Cov"et\ (k?v"?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Covered; p. pr. & vb. n. Coveting.] [OF. coveitier, covoitier, F. convoiter, from a derivative fr. L. cupere to desire; cf. Skr. kup to become excited. Cf. Cupidity.]
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To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.
Covet earnestly the best gifts.
--1. Cor. xxii. 31.If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive.
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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.
Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Covered (-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Covering.] [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.]
To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
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To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.
And with the majesty of darkness round Covers his throne.
--Milton.All that beauty than doth cover thee.
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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.
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To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods.
A cloud covered the mount.
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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.
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To overwhelm; to spread over.
The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen.
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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. To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit. ``Blessed is he whose is covered.''
--Ps. xxxii. 1.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.
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To put the usual covering or headdress on.
Cover thy head . . .; nay, prithee, be covered.
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To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male.
To cover ground or To cover 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.
Wiktionary
1 overlay with or enclosed within something. 2 (context figuratively English) prepared for, or dealt with some matter v
(en-past of: cover)
WordNet
adj. overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony" [ant: uncovered]
having the head and face covered; "the bride's veiled head"; "veiled Muslim women"
Wikipedia
Covered is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Macy Gray, released on March 26, 2012 by 429 Records. As the title suggests, the album features covers of previously released tracks by well known rock, pop, rap, and indie artists. Because of the profanities in some covers, such as " Creep", "Teenagers" and the skit "Really", this is Gray's first album to officially bear a Parental Advisory warning, and a clean version was also issued.
Covered is a compilation album of cover versions, released digitally only in August 2011 by Australian rock band, Cold Chisel. The album didn’t impact the official ARIA Charts, but peaked at number 11 on the iTunes chart.
Usage examples of "covered".
The city was accessible only by a narrow peninsula towards the west, as the other three sides were surrounded by the Adige, a rapid river, which covered the province of Venetia, from whence the besieged derived an inexhaustible supply of men and provisions.
It is evenly and not too thickly covered with fine sand or lycopodium powder and then caused to vibrate acoustically by the repeated drawing of a violin-bow with some pressure across the edge of the plate until a steady note becomes audible.
I think proper here to acquaint them, that before she had quitted the room above stairs, she had so well covered herself with a pillowbeer which she there found, that her regard to decency was not in the least violated by the presence of so many men as were now in the room.
The shrub is a native of southern Europe, being a small evergreen plant, the twigs of which are densely covered with little leaves in four rows, having a strong, peculiar, unpleasant odour of turpentine, with a bitter, acrid, resinous taste.
The section of the report dealing with Acton had covered a respectable span of time, but Jani had still found significant gaps.
Though the ground was covered with snow, and the weather intensely cold, he travelled with such diligence, that the term prescribed by the proclamation was but one day elapsed when he reached the place, and addressed himself to sir John Campbell, sheriff of the county, who, in consideration of his disappointment at Fort-William, was prevailed upon to administer the oaths to him and his adherents.
When that has been done, the burden rests on the regulated company to show that this item has neither been adequately covered in the rate base nor recouped from prior earnings of the business.
His formidable host, when it was drawn out in order of battle, covered the banks of the river, the adjacent heights, and the whole extent of a plain of above twelve miles, which separated the two armies.
He thought angrily of the pleasure he would have at seeing the fright of that small and frail but proud man when covered by his pistol, and then he felt with surprise that of all the men he knew there was none he would so much like to have for a friend as that very adjutant whom he so hated.
Boil the whole again in a covered vessel, and stir the fluid well to effect the complete solution and admixture of the gum arabic.
They will verify the truth of the oracle immediately, and when it is found that the famous diamond is but glittering paste the company will adore my father, for it will feel that but for him it would have been covered with shame, by avowing itself the dupe of a sharper.
It was afire with light and covered in rainbows and on its back rode a magician in black.
Fully afrown, I paused by a window to draw aside the thin cloth which covered it, immediately discovering the presence of thick, heavy raindrops covering the outside of the maglessa-weave panes.
There were several sheets of thin airmail paper covered in the same hand.
There is also a row of niches on the towers immediately above the ornamental gable of the aisle windows, and the upper part of each tower is covered with niches.