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Covering

🔄 Synonyms of "Covering"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
broadnoun	Wide in extent or scope.
coververb	A lid.
applicationnoun	(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
widenoun	Having a large physical extent from side to side.
protectivenoun	Serving or intended to protect.
screeningnoun	The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.
coatingnoun	A thin outer layer.
maskingnoun	The act by which something is masked; the act of masking, of concealing or disguising.
shieldingnoun	(soccer) Action done by the person with the ball to protect the ball from the defender; the person concerned keeps his body between the ball and the defender.
overspreadingnoun	That which spreads over something else.
overhangingnoun	(architecture) Synonym of overhang.
natural coveringnoun	a natural object that covers or envelops

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Covering"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
maskingnoun	The act by which something is masked; the act of masking, of concealing or disguising.
screeningnoun	The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.
coatingnoun	A thin outer layer.
overhangingnoun	(architecture) Synonym of overhang.
overspreadingnoun	That which spreads over something else.
protectivenoun	Serving or intended to protect.
widenoun	Having a large physical extent from side to side.
broadnoun	Wide in extent or scope.
applicationnoun	(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
shieldingnoun	(soccer) Action done by the person with the ball to protect the ball from the defender; the person concerned keeps his body between the ball and the defender.
natural coveringnoun	a natural object that covers or envelops
wrapverb	(transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
encasingnoun	That which encases; an outer cover.
linerverb	(transitive) To fit a cylinder liner.
liningnoun	A covering for the inside surface of something.
overlayingnoun	Overlaid ornamentation.
claddingnoun	(construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.
overlayverb	(transitive) To lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.
overlying	lying over or upon something else
blanketverb	(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.