" cover "

1: to serve as a replacement usually for a time only;

  * e.g., " ... a friend covered for me as a hospital volunteer while my family went on vacation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fill in,

•  pinch-hit,

•  stand in,

•  step in,

•  sub,

•  substitute,

•  take over

•  Antonyms : 

•  bare,

•  disclose,

•  display,

•  divulge,

•  expose,

•  reveal,

•  show,

•  uncloak,

•  uncover,

•  unmask,

•  unveil

2: to form a layer over;

  * e.g., " ... by morning a foot of snow covered the ground "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blanket,

•  carpet,

•  coat,

•  overlay,

•  overlie,

•  overspread,

•  sheet

•  Antonyms : 

•  assail,

•  assault,

•  attack

3: to place a protective layer over;

  * e.g., " ... better cover your skin with sunblock if you don't want a sunburn, not to mention skin cancer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  screen,

•  shield

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to keep from being publicly known;

  * e.g., " ... the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal "

•  Synonyms : 

•  burke,

•  hush (up),

•  suppress

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly;

  * e.g., " ... hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break up,

•  bust,

•  disintegrate,

•  dismember,

•  disrupt,

•  fracture,

•  fragment,

•  rive

•  Antonyms : 

•  advance,

•  elevate,

•  promote,

•  raise

2: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... the final vote broke the deadlock "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break off,

•  break up,

•  can,

•  cease,

•  cut off,

•  cut out,

•  desist (from),

•  discontinue,

•  drop,

•  end,

•  give over,

•  halt,

•  knock off,

•  lay off,

•  leave off,

•  pack (up or in),

•  quit,

•  shut off,

•  stop

•  Antonyms : 

•  cipher,

•  code,

•  encipher,

•  encode,

•  encrypt

3: to bring to a lower grade or rank;

  * e.g., " ... the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bust,

•  degrade,

•  demote,

•  disrate,

•  downgrade,

•  reduce

•  Antonyms : 

•  comply (with),

•  conform (to),

•  follow,

•  mind,

•  obey,

•  observe

1: a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents;

  * e.g., " ... where's the cover for the cookie jar? "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cap,

•  lid,

•  top

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: means or method of defending;

  * e.g., " ... provided cover while their comrades ran for safety "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aegis,

•  ammunition,

•  armor,

•  buckler,

•  defense,

•  guard,

•  protection,

•  safeguard,

•  screen,

•  security,

•  shield,

•  wall,

•  ward

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: something that encloses another thing especially to protect it;

  * e.g., " ... put the restaurant menus in clear plastic covers so that they would last longer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  armor,

•  capsule,

•  case,

•  casing,

•  cocoon,

•  covering,

•  encasement,

•  housing,

•  hull,

•  husk,

•  jacket,

•  pod,

•  sheath,

•  shell

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth;

  * e.g., " ... that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blanket,

•  cloak,

•  cope,

•  cover,

•  covering,

•  coverture,

•  curtain,

•  hood,

•  mantle,

•  mask,

•  pall,

•  penumbra,

•  robe,

•  shroud,

•  veil,

•  wraps

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in bathing beauty, pinup girl;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bathing beauty,

•  pinup girl,

•  belle,

•  charmer,

•  peach,

•  houri,

•  babe,

•  beauty,

•  beauty queen,

•  cookie,

•  cutie,

•  dolly bird,

•  enchantress,

•  eyeful,

•  fox,

•  goddess,

•  honey,

•  knockout,

•  queen,

•  stunner,

•  cutie-pie,

•  dish,

•  doll,

•  dreamboat,

•  hottie,

•  looker,

•  pretty,

•  coquette,

•  femme fatale,

•  siren,

•  temptress,

•  vamp

•  Antonyms : 

•  bag,

•  frump,

•  crone,

•  hag,

•  witch

1: as in bathing beauties, pinup girls;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bathing beauties,

•  pinup girls,

•  belles,

•  charmers,

•  peaches,

•  houris,

•  babes,

•  beauties,

•  beauty queens,

•  cookies,

•  cuties,

•  dolly birds,

•  enchantresses,

•  eyefuls,

•  foxes,

•  goddesses,

•  honeys,

•  knockouts,

•  queens,

•  stunners,

•  cutie-pies,

•  dishes,

•  dolls,

•  dreamboats,

•  hotties,

•  lookers,

•  pretties,

•  coquettes,

•  femmes fatales,

•  sirens,

•  temptresses,

•  vamps

•  Antonyms : 

•  bags,

•  frumps,

•  crones,

•  hags,

•  witches

1: something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth;

  * e.g., " ... that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blankets,

•  cloaks,

•  copes,

•  coverings,

•  covers,

•  covertures,

•  curtains,

•  hoods,

•  mantles,

•  masks,

•  palls,

•  penumbrae,

•  robes,

•  shrouds,

•  veils,

•  wraps

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: an immaterial thing upon which something else rests;

  * e.g., " ... the firm belief that complete trust between partners is the base of any successful marriage "

•  Synonyms : 

•  basis,

•  bedrock,

•  bottom,

•  cornerstone,

•  footing,

•  foundation,

•  ground,

•  groundwork,

•  keystone,

•  root,

•  underpinning,

•  warp,

•  warp and woof

•  Antonyms : 

•  head,

•  top,

•  vertex

2: a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made;

  * e.g., " ... the army's base of attack was kept top secret until the battle began "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bridgehead,

•  foothold

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest;

  * e.g., " ... the base of the industry is California's Silicon Valley "

•  Synonyms : 

•  axis,

•  capital,

•  center,

•  central,

•  core,

•  cynosure,

•  epicenter,

•  eye,

•  focus,

•  ground zero,

•  heart,

•  hub,

•  locus,

•  mecca,

•  navel,

•  nerve center,

•  nexus,

•  nucleus,

•  omphalos,

•  seat

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: covering everything or all important points;

  * e.g., " ... a detailed plan for cover-all health insurance "

•  Synonyms : 

•  all-embracing,

•  all-in,

•  all-inclusive,

•  broad-gauge,

•  compendious,

•  complete,

•  comprehensive,

•  cyclopedic,

•  embracive,

•  encyclopedic,

•  exhaustive,

•  full,

•  global,

•  in-depth,

•  inclusive,

•  omnibus,

•  panoramic,

•  thorough,

•  universal

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)