Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept Covering

More specialized WordNet synsets

mulch

cover with mulch, as of garden beds

bury

place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"

turf

cover with turf

bank

cover with ashes, of fires, to control the rate of burning

carpet

cover completely, as if with a carpet; as of flowers in meadows

carpet

cover with a carpet, as of rooms

board up

cover with wooden boards; as of windows, for example

skim

coat with a layer; of liquids

stucco

coat with stucco, as of a ceiling

egg

coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel"

dredge

cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"

encrust

cover or coat with a crust

flour

cover with flour, as of fish or meat, in cooking

coat, cake

form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face"

soot

coat with soot

bark

cover with bark

coat, surface

put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with cholocate"

brush on

apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast"

patinate, patinize

coat with a patina

resurface

cover with a new surface

crumb

coat with bread crumbs: "crumb a cutlet"

dress

put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"

copper

coat with a layer of copper

finish

provide with a finish, as of furniture, for example

bonderize

coat steel with corrosion-prevention coat

blacktop

coat with blacktop, as of a driveway

foliate

coat or back with metal foil; of surfaces such as glass

galvanize

cover with zinc; as of steel, for example

pave

of roads

hard surface

cover with asphalt or a similar surface, of roads

causeway

pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles

tar, asphalt

cover with tar or asphalt, of roads

oil

cover with oil, as if by rubbing; "oil the wooden surface"

butter

spread butter on, as of bread

soap, lather

cover with soap

wallpaper, paper

cover with wallpaper

paper

cover with paper; "paper the box"

beeswax

cover with beeswax; "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table"

wax

cover with wax; "wax the car"

glaze

coat with a glaze, as of pottery, for example

varnish, seal

cover with varnish

veneer

cover with veneer, as of furniture

grease

lubricate with grease

lacquer

coat with lacquer; as of wooden objects

shellac

cover with shellac, as of wooden objects; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"

whitewash

cover with whitewash; as of walls

wash

apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

calcimine

cover with calcimine, of walls

reface

provide with a new facing: "The building was refaced with beautiful stones"

face

cover the front or surface of: "The building was faced with beautiful stones"

tar-and-feather

smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment; "The thief was tarred and feathered"

babbitt

line with a Babbitt metal

tar

coat with tar, as of roofs

feather

cover or fit with feathers

wrap, wrap up

arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"

do up

wrap for decorative purposes; "The gift was done up in pretty red paper"

parcel

make into a parcel

cere

wrap us in a cerecloth, as of a corpse

shrinkwrap

wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling

gift-wrap

wrap a gift attractively

swaddle, swathe

wrap in swaddling clothes; of infants

shroud

wrap in a shroud; of corpses

bind, bandage

wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

felt

cover with felt; "felt a cap"

paste

cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap"

hold

cover as for protection against noise or smell; "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one's nose"

cover

provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; cover the grave with flowers"

jacket

provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed"

foil

cover with foil

enrobe

provide with a coating, as of chocolates

white-out

cover up with white-out, as of a typo

flash

protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal, as of parts of roofs

pall

cover with a pall

sod

cover with sod

plank, plank over

cover with planks, as of a wall or a floor; "The streets were planked"

parcel

cover with canvas, as of rope

flake

cover with flakes or as if with flakes

overlay, cover

put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

recover

cover anew; "recover a chair"

hood

cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded"

bread

cover with bread crumbs, as of pork chops

cowl

cover with a cowl

clapboard

cover with clapboards

canopy

cover with a canopy

blindfold

cover the eyes of someone to prevent him from seeing

blinker

put blinders on a horse

sheet

cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body"

aluminize

cover with aluminum

crown

put a crown on; "crown my teeth"

slate

cover with slate; "slate the roof"

lag

cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"

tile

cover with tiles, of surfaces in a dwelling; "tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom"

tesselate

tile with tesserae, as of a floor

submerge, drown, overwhelm

cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"

mask

put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Maks the children for Halloween"

mask, block out

shield from light; as in photography

mask

cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"

blanket

cover as if with a blanket; as of snow

plaster

apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm"

plaster, daub

coat with plaster

parget

apply ornamental plaster to

roughcast

apply roughcast to (as of a wall)

mud

plaster with mud

mortar

plaster with mortar

plaster, plaster over, stick on

apply a heavy coat to

paint

apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow"

grain

paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

airbrush

paint with an airbrush; "The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it"

repaint

paint again

paint

apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

put on, apply

apply to a surface: "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"

repaint

paint again or anew; "We had to repaint the gutters with linseed oil"

cream

put on cream, as on one's face or body

coldcream

put coldcream on one's face

laminate

cover with a thin sheet; "laminate the table"

prime, ground, undercoat

cover with a primer; apply a primer to

cement

cover or coat with cement"

spray

cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint"

brush

cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter"

bestrew

cover by strewing

slather

spread thickly: "I can't eat bagles without slathering them with cream cheese"

silver

coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace"

grit

cover with a grit; "grit roads"

plate

coat with a layer of metal

nickel

plate with nickel; "nickel the plate"

chrome, chromium-plate

plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures"

electroplate

coat with metal by electrolysis; "electroplate the watch"

goldplate

plate with gold; "goldplate a watch"

silverplate

plate with silver; "silverplate a watch"

veil

to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "a conspiracy of silence veiling it"

lubricate, grease

apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car"; "grease the wheels"

encase, case

enclose in, or as if in, a case "my feet were encased in mud."

smother, surround

envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"

envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

involve

wrap; "The tower was involved in mist"

sheathe

enclose with a sheath, as of a knife or sword

engulf

flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"

sheathe

cover with a protective sheathing, as of a ship's bottom, for example

shroud, enshroud, hide, cover

cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

cocoon

wrap in or as if in a cocoon

immerse, engross, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up

enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

enclose, inclose, shut in

surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"

glass, glass in

enclose with glass; "glass in a porch"

encapsulate

enclose in a capsule or other small container

casket

enclose in a casket

crape, crepe

cover with crape

concrete

cover with concrete

blacklead

cover with graphite

grass

cover with grass, as of a piece of land

lime

cover with lime, as of lawns, to induce growth

gravel

cover with gravel, as of a road

metal

cover with metal

macadamize, tarmac

surface with macadam, of a road

mantle

cover like a mantle: "The ivy mantles the building"

straw

cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"

size

cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)

spread

cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese"

drape

cover or dress loosely with cloth; "drape the statue with a sheet"

dust

cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour"

enamel

coat, inlay, or surface with enamel

glaze

apply a glaze to (ceramics)

lacquer

coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"

japan

lacquer with japan

hide, conceal

prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"

occult

hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"

block

shut out from view; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"

bosom

hide in one's bosom: "She bosomed his letters"

cover

spread over a surface to conceal or protect; "This paint covers well"

bury

cover from sight

dissemble, cloak, mask

hide under a false appearance

occult

become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"

vanish, disappear, go away

become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke

obscure, befog, becloud, haze over, fog, cloud, mist

make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"

eclipse, occult

cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"

sugarcoat, glaze, candy

coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

sweep under the rug

to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others; "The president tried to sweep the embarassing incident under the rug"

reach, extend to, touch

to extend as far as, "The sunlight reached the wall";"Can he reach?"

come

extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"

radiate, ray

extend like the radii of a circle

spread, overspread

spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"

smother

form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"

blanket

form a blanket-like cover (over)

carpet

form a carpet-like cover (over)

shroud

form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"

ice up, frost over, ice over

become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window

beaded, beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly

covered with beads or jewels or sequins

enameled

covered with or as if with a glossy and usually brightly colored coating; "her enameled nails"; "the sun-enameled scene; "a blue enameled bowl"

bloodstained, gory

covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger"

carpeted

covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination; "the carpeted hallway"; "a flower-carpeted hillside"

dusty, dust-covered

covered with a layer of dusty; "a dusty pile of books"

frosted

(of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost; "frosted glass"

glaucous

having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants; "glaucous stems"; "glaucous plums"; "glaucous grapes"

curtained

furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies; "a curtained alcove"

draped

covered in folds of cloth; "velvet-draped windows"

afloat(p), awash(p), flooded, inundated, overflowing

covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"

frosted, frosty, rimed, rimy

covered with frost; "frosted windowpanes"; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner

lidded

having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination; "milk is left in a large lidded mug"; "heavy-lidded eyes"

beaded

covered with beads of liquid; "a face beaded with sweat"

barnacled

covered with barnacles; "the barnacled hull of a wrecked ship"

beplastered, besmeared, daubed

smeared thickly; often useed in combination; "cheeks beplastered with cosmetics"; "paint-besmeared savage bodies"; "mud-daubed walls"

crusted, encrusted, crusty, crustlike

having a hardened crust as a covering

muffled

wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy; "children muffled almost to the eyebrows"

mud-beplastered

covered with or as if with mud; "mud-beplastered arguments"

plastered, sealed

(of walls) covered with a coat of plaster

sealed

covered with a waterproof coating; "a sealed driveway"

snow-clad, snow-covered, snowy

covered with snow; "snow-clad hills"; "snow-covered roads"; "a long snowy winter"

smothered

completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"

tiled

covered or furnished with tiles; "baths with tiled walls"; "a tiled kitchen"

thickspread

covered thickly; "toast thickspread with jam"

white, snowy

marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter"

coated

having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination; "coated paper has a smooth polished coating especially suitable for halftone printing"; "sugar-coated pills"

backed

(photography; of film) coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light

glazed

(of foods) covered with a shiny coating by applying e.g. beaten egg or a sugar or gelatin mixture; "glazed doughnuts"; "a glazed ham"

oily

coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"

stained, varnished

having a coating of stain or varnish

painted

coated with paint; "freshly painted lawn furniture"

finished

having a surface coating or finish applied; "the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones"

whitewashed

coated with whitewash; "miles of whitewashed fences"

painted

having makeup applied; "brazen painted faces"

made-up

marked by the use of makeup; "heavily made-up eyes"

rouged

marked by the use of various kinds of red makeup; "freshly rouged lips"; "rouged cheeks"

brick

paved with brick; "follow the yellow brick road"

paved

covered with a firm surface

asphalt, macadam, macadamized, tarmac, tarmacadam

covered with paving material

blacktopped

surfaced with a bituminous material

dirt, gravel, graveled

made of packed earth or gravel; "a dirt road"

cobblestone, cobblestoned

paved with cobblestones

hard-surfaced

having been paved

made-up

(British) having been paved

sealed

(Australia) having been paved

caliche-topped

covered with caliche, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted soil

antifouling

(nautical) used of e.g. coatings to protect against accumulation of barnacles etc on underwater surfaces; "antifouling paint"; "antifouling chemicals"

tarred-and-feathered(a)

smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment; "the poor tarred-and-feathered wretch"

rubberized, rubberised

treated, coated, or impregnated with rubber; "rubberized cloth"

oiled

treated with oil; "oiled country roads"; "an oiled walnut table"

bandaged, bound

covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"

rustproof, rustproofed

treated against rusting

undercoated, undersealed

(of motor vehicles) having a coating of tar or rubber-based material applied to the underside to retard rusting

concealed

concealed or hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"

buried, hidden

covered from view; "her face buried (or hidden) in her hands"; "a secret buried deep within herself"

concealing

covering or hiding; "the concealing darkness"; "concealing curtains prevented discovery"

cased, encased, incased

covered or protected with or as if with a case; "knights cased in steel"; "products encased in leatherette"

sheathed

enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination; "his sheathed sword"; "the cat's sheathed claws"; "a ship's bottom sheathed in copper"; "copper-sheathed"

clad

having an outer covering especially of thin metal; "steel-clad"; "armor-clad"

ironshod

shod or cased with iron; "ironshod hooves"; "ironshod wheels"

roughshod

(of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping

slimed, slimy

covered with or resembling slime; "a slimy substance covered the rocks"

lubricated, greased

smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction

covered

having the head and face covered; "the bride's veiled head"; "veiled Muslim women"

camouflaged

made invisible by means of protective coloring

encysted

enclosed in (or as if in) a cyst

uncarpeted (opposite)

not carpeted; "bare uncarpeted floors"

unfrosted (opposite)

(of glass) lacking a frosted coating; "unfrosted light bulbs"

curtainless, uncurtained (opposite)

not provided with curtains; "blank, curtainless windows stared back at her"

lidless (opposite)

not having or covered with a lid or lids; "a lidless container"

open (opposite)

having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars"

bald, bare, denuded, denudate (opposite)

without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"

uncoated (opposite)

not having a coating; "uncoated paper"

unpainted (opposite)

not having a coat of paint or badly in need of a fresh coat; "an unpainted house"; "unpainted furniture"

bare, unfinished (opposite)

lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture"

unoiled (opposite)

not having oil rubbed into the surface

unstained, unvarnished (opposite)

not having a coating of stain or varnish

unpainted (opposite)

not having makeup on; "her sweet unpainted face"

unrouged (opposite)

not wearing rouge; "unrouged lips"

unpaved (opposite)

not hard-surfaced

exposed, open (opposite)

with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound"

naked, defenseless (opposite)

having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare

unvulcanized (opposite)

not vulcanized

discovered, disclosed, revealed (opposite)

no longer concealed; uncovered as by opening a curtain; `discovered' is archaic and primarily a theater term; "the scene disclosed was of a moonlit forest"

unsheathed, bare (opposite)

not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade"

unlubricated, ungreased (opposite)

not lubricated