Engelsk navneord: covering | |||
1. | covering (om ting) a natural object that covers or envelops | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Under a covering of dust. The fox was flushed from its cover. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | cover, natural covering | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | natural object | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bark, blanket, body covering, cap, case, chlamys, crust, eggshell, encrustation, envelope, floral envelope, hood, incrustation, indument, indumentum, indusium, integument, mantle, perianth, pericarp, peridium, perigone, perigonium, roof, sac, scale, seed vessel, sheath, shell, shell, shell, skim, slough, snowcap, test, theca, vesture | ||
2. | covering (om genstand) an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | artefact, artifact | ||
Mere specifikke termer | article of clothing, artificial skin, bootleg, bubble, canopy, casing, chafing gear, cloak, cloth covering, clothing, coat, coating, concealment, cover, cover, cover plate, covert, drape, earmuff, exhaust hood, fig leaf, finger, flap, floor cover, floor covering, folder, footgear, footwear, habiliment, hood, hood, imbrication, instep, lapping, mask, matting, mercy seat, overlapping, paddle box, paddle-box, planking, protection, protective cover, protective covering, screen, swathing, thumb, toe, top, upholstery, vesture, wear, wearable, wrap, wrapper, wrapping | ||
3. | covering (om handling) the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | cover, masking, screening | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | concealing, concealment, hiding | ||
4. | covering (om handling) the act of protecting something by covering it | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | protection | ||
Mere specifikke termer | dressing, grooming | ||
5. | covering (om handling) the work of applying something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine. A complete bleach requires several applications. The surface was ready for a coating of paint. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | application, coating | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | manual labor, manual labour | ||
Mere specifikke termer | anointing, anointment, daubing, facing, foliation, fumigation, galvanisation, galvanization, lining, lubrication, painting, paperhanging, papering, pavage, paving, plastering, plating, scumble, spraying, tiling, tin-plating, tinning, tinning, waxing | ||