"blanket" meaning in English

See blanket in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈblæŋkɪt/ Audio: en-us-blanket.ogg [US], en-uk-blanket.ogg [UK] Forms: blanket [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. covering everything
    Sense id: simple-blanket-en-adj-iHg--CjG

Noun

IPA: /ˈblæŋkɪt/ Audio: en-us-blanket.ogg [US], en-uk-blanket.ogg [UK] Forms: blanket [singular], blankets [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A piece of cloth with which a person covers themselves.
    Sense id: simple-blanket-en-noun-sHM0ZBw1
  2. A layer of something
    Sense id: simple-blanket-en-noun-kw3c1BzE

Verb

IPA: /ˈblæŋkɪt/ Audio: en-us-blanket.ogg [US], en-uk-blanket.ogg [UK] Forms: blanket [canonical], blankets [third-person, singular], blanketed [past], blanketed [past, participle], blanketing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To cover something
    Sense id: simple-blanket-en-verb-Q8tGsp~A
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