Synonyms for Cover (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a fixed charge by a restaurant or night club over and above the charge for food and drink):
cover charge
WordNet sense 2 (a natural object that covers or envelops):
covering, natural covering
WordNet sense 3 (covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)):
top
WordNet sense 4 (a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something):
concealment, covert, screen
WordNet sense 5 (a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else):
cover song, cover version
WordNet sense 6 (bedding that keeps a person warm in bed):
blanket
WordNet sense 7 (the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book):
back, binding
WordNet sense 8 (span an interval of distance, space or time):
continue, extend
WordNet sense 9 (make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities):
compensate, overcompensate
WordNet sense 10 (include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory):
comprehend, embrace, encompass
WordNet sense 11 (travel across or pass over):
cross, track, traverse, cut across, get across, get over, pass over, cut through
WordNet sense 12 (cover as if with a shroud):
enshroud, hide, shroud
WordNet sense 13 (copulate with a female, used especially of horses):
breed
WordNet sense 14 (put something on top of something else):
overlay
WordNet sense 15 (form a cover over):
spread over
WordNet sense 16 (deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression):
address, deal, handle, plow, treat, address
WordNet sense 17 (fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations):
covering fire
WordNet sense 18 (be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism):
report, report
WordNet sense 19 (the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it):
screening, masking
WordNet sense 20 (protect by insurance):
insure, underwrite
WordNet sense 21 (sit on (eggs)):
brood, hatch, incubate
WordNet sense 22 (clothe, as if for protection from the elements):
wrap up
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