covering

  • 11covering — 1. noun 1) a plastic covering Syn: awning, canopy, tarpaulin, cowling, cowl, casing, housing; wrapping, wrapper, cover, envelope, sheath, sleeve, jacket, lid, top, cap 2) …

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  • 12covering — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Covering is used after these nouns: ↑floor, ↑roof, ↑wall, ↑window {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Covering is used with these nouns: ↑fire, ↑letter, ↑note …

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  • 13covering — I. noun Date: 14th century something that covers or conceals II. adjective Date: 1887 containing explanation of or additional information about an accompanying communication < a covering letter > …

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  • 14covering — Using forward currency contracts to predetermine the domestic currency amount of an expected future foreign receipt or payment. Also, the buying back ( covering ) of a short position. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 15covering — Synonyms and related words: assimilating, bigness, blanket, blanketing, border, brooding, burial, burying, calcimining, circumference, cloak, cloaking, clouding, coat, coating, collop, comprising, concealedness, concealing, concealment,&#8230; …

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  • 16covering — cov|er|ing [ˈkʌvərıŋ] n 1.) [singular] something that covers or hides something ▪ a light covering of snow 2.) coverings [plural] a layer of something such as paper, wood, or cloth used to cover walls, floors etc ▪ colourful wall coverings …

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  • 17covering — cov|er|ing [ kʌv(ə)rıŋ ] noun singular something that covers something else: The ground was hidden under a covering of dead leaves …

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  • 18covering — noun (singular) something that covers or hides something: a light covering of snow …

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  • 19covering — UK [ˈkʌv(ə)rɪŋ] / US noun [singular] something that covers something else The ground was hidden under a covering of dead leaves …

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  • 20covering —   Wahī, uhi, pale uhi, uhina.   Also: hāli i, māmalu, pupupu, pāpalu;    ♦ doorframe covering, kikihi;    ♦ headcovering, pāpale, pūlo u, palelei;    ♦ ti leafcovering, kui laī, pale lau ī …

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