blanket

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A cat on a blanket.

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Singular
blanket

Plural
blankets

blanket (plural blankets)

  1. A cloth, usually large, used for warmth or sleeping.
    The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him.
  2. A layer of anything.
    The city woke under a thick blanket of fog.
  3. A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
    A press operator must carefully wash the blanket whenever changing a plate.

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blanket (not comparable)

Positive
blanket

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. In general; covering or encompassing everything.
    They sought to create a blanket solution for all situations.

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Infinitive
to blanket

Third person singular
blankets

Simple past
blanketed

Past participle
blanketed

Present participle
blanketing

to blanket (third-person singular simple present blankets, present participle blanketing, simple past and past participle blanketed)

  1. (transitive) To cover.
    A fresh layer of snow blanketed the area.
  2. (transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.
    The salesman blanketed the entire neighborhood.

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