covering

cov·er·ing  (kvr-ng)

n.

Something that covers, so as to protect or conceal.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	covering - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" natural covering, cover natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man scale - a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals shell - the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod test - a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins body covering - any covering for the body or a body part sheath, case - an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part integument - an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell blanket, mantle - anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" crust, encrustation, incrustation - a hard outer layer that covers something envelope - a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet" hood, cap - a protective covering that is part of a plant indument, indumentum - a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect roof - the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space; "the roof of the cave was very high"; "I could see the roof of the bear's mouth" shell - a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice" eggshell, shell - the exterior covering of a bird's egg skim - a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water" slough - any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) snowcap - a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak) vesture - something that covers or cloaks like a garment; "fields in a vesture of green" peridium - outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi pericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils theca, sac - a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule indusium - a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
	2.	covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole artificial skin - a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims bootleg - the part of a boot above the instep bubble - a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic canopy - the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit casing - the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire chafing gear - covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction cloak - anything that covers or conceals cloth covering - a covering made of cloth article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" cover plate - covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle drape - a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination earmuff - either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather fig leaf - a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful finger - one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" floor cover, floor covering - a covering for a floor folder - covering that is folded over to protect the contents footgear, footwear - covering for a person's feet exhaust hood, hood - metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes hood - (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head imbrication, lapping, overlapping - covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) instep - the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot mask - a covering to disguise or conceal the face matting - a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) mercy seat - the golden covering of the ark of the covenant paddle box, paddle-box - a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel planking - (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship) protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" cover, covert, concealment, screen - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background" swathing - cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby) thumb - the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb toe - the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes cover, top - covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle" upholstery - covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture wrapping, wrapper, wrap - the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
	3.	covering - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" masking, screening, cover concealing, hiding, concealment - the activity of keeping something secret
	4.	covering - the act of protecting something by covering it protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" grooming, dressing - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
	5.	covering - the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; application, coating manual labor, manual labour - labor done with the hands anointing, anointment - the act of applying oil or an oily liquid fumigation - the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it foliation - the work of coating glass with metal foil galvanisation, galvanization - either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting lubrication - an application of a lubricant to something pavage, paving - the act of applying paving materials to an area painting - the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" spraying - the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer tin-plating, tinning - the application of a protective layer of tin tinning - the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them; "careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them" paperhanging, papering - the application of wallpaper daubing, plastering - the application of plaster plating - the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis) scumble - the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture tiling - the application of tiles to cover a surface waxing - the application of wax to a surface lining, facing - providing something with a surface of a different material

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covering

noun 1. cover, coating, casing, wrapping, layer, blanket

adjective 2. explanatory, accompanying, introductory, descriptive

Translations

covering [ˈkʌvərɪŋ] n → cubierta, envoltura

covering [ˈkʌvərɪŋ] n → couverture f, enveloppe f

covering [ˈkʌvərɪŋ] cover n → Schicht f;

(of snow, dust etc) → Decke f

covering [ˈkʌvərɪŋ] n → copertura