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blanket
noun(blan-ket)
a large usually oblong piece of woven fabric used as a bed covering
blanket
noun(blan-ket)
a similar piece of fabric used as a body covering (as for an animal)
blanket
noun(blan-ket)
something that resembles a blanket
blanket
verb(blan-ket)
to cover with or as if with a blanket
blanket
verb(blan-ket)
to cover so as to obscure, interrupt, suppress, or extinguish
blanket
verb(blan-ket)
to interrupt the smooth flow of wind to (something, such as a downwind ship)
blanket
adjective(blan-ket)
effective or applicable in all instances
blanket
adjective(blan-ket)
covering all members of a group or class
blanket
noun(blan-ket)
a piece of furniture with a hinged lid, a deep well, and usually one or two drawers underneath
blanket
noun(blan-ket)
a buttonhole stitch with spaces of variable width used on materials too thick to hem
blanket
noun phrase(blan-ket)
a frankfurter served in a wrapper of baked dough
blanket
noun(blan-ket)
a small lightweight blanket used to wrap an infant (as after bathing)
blanket
noun(blan-ket)
a folded blanket or pad under a saddle to prevent galling the horse
blanket
noun(blan-ket)
a blanket carried by a child as a protection against anxiety
blanket
noun(blan-ket)
a usually familiar object whose presence dispels anxiety
blanket
noun(blan-ket)
one that quenches or dampens enthusiasm or pleasure

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