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cover 1. woods or bushes providing shelter or a habitat for wild creatures 2. a. a blanket used on a bed for warmth b. another word for bedspread 3. Philately a. an entire envelope that has been postmarked b. on cover (of a postage stamp) kept in this form by collectors 4. Pop music a version by a different artist of a previously recorded musical item 5. Cricket a. the area more or less at right angles to the pitch on the off side and usually about halfway to the boundary b. (as modifier): a cover drive by a batsman c. a fielder in such a position 6. Ecology the percentage of the ground surface covered by a given species of plant 7. break cover (esp of game animals) to come out from a shelter or hiding place How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Drawing a cunningly wrought key from his pocket-pouch, he removed the cover of the right-hand dial of the controlling destination compass. The roofs shall fade before it, The house-beams shall fall, And the Karela, the bitter Karela, Shall cover it all! He put the cover on again, and tried the next dish. |
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