"covers" meaning in English

See covers in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌvɚz/ [General-American], /ˈkʌvəz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-covers.ogg , en-au-covers.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} covers
  1. plural of cover Tags: form-of, plural Form of: cover
    Sense id: en-covers-en-noun-8whbEF4v Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 30 7 27 36

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌvɚz/ [General-American], /ˈkʌvəz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-covers.ogg , en-au-covers.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} covers pl (plural only)
  1. The bedclothes; collectively, the sheets, blankets, etc. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-covers-en-noun-u7FWMTfM Categories (other): Bedding Disambiguation of Bedding: 3 47 24 27
  2. (cricket) The area of the field near cover and extra cover. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-covers-en-noun-smHW~2zL Categories (other): Cricket, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 49 47 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 30 7 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 24 1 1 13 12 24 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 0 1 17 17 21 21 1 1 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

IPA: /ˈkʌvɚz/ [General-American], /ˈkʌvəz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-covers.ogg , en-au-covers.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} covers
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cover Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: cover
    Sense id: en-covers-en-verb-pLqUskpk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 49 47 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 30 7 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 24 1 1 13 12 24 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 0 1 17 17 21 21 1 1
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Download raw JSONL data for covers meaning in English (4.3kB)

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