blanket

🇺🇸 /ˈblæŋkɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈblæŋkɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
noun
B2

A soft, warm cover for a bed.

I put a warm blanket on my bed for the cold night.

C1

A thick layer of something that covers a wide area.

A thick blanket of snow covered the ground.

adjective
R

Applying to everything or everyone without exception.

The new blanket rule affects all employees equally.

verb
R

To cover something completely.

The fog began to blanket the entire valley.

translation

n. A soft, warm cover for a bed.; A thick layer of something that covers a wide area.
adj. Applying to everything or everyone without exception.
v. To cover something completely.

Word Forms

Plural blankets
Progressive blanketing
Past blanketed
Perfect blanketed
3rd Present blankets